Humanized or chimeric cd3 antibodies

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to humanized or chimeric antibodies binding CD3. It furthermore relates to bispecific antibodies, compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, use of said antibodies in the treatment of a disease, and method of treatment.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a division of application Ser. No. 15/744,317 filedJan. 12, 2018, which is a 35 U.S.C. 371 national stage filing ofInternational Application No. PCT/EP2016/066845, filed Jul. 14, 2016,which claims priority to International Application No.PCT/EP2016/050296, filed Jan. 8, 2016, which claims priority to DanishPatent Application Nos. PA 2015 00413 filed Jul. 15, 2015, PA 2015 00414filed Jul. 15, 2015, and PA 2015 00416 filed Jul. 16, 2015. The entirecontents of these applications are incorporated herein by reference intheir entirety.

SEQUENCE LISTING

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FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention relates to a humanized or chimeric antibodybinding to human CD3, compositions comprising said humanized or chimericantibody, and use of said humanized or chimeric antibodies in treatmentof a disease.

BACKGROUND

The Cluster of Differentiation 3 (CD3) has been known for many years andtherefore has been subject of interest in many aspects. Specificallyantibodies raised against CD3 or the T cell Receptor Complex, which CD3is part of, are known. An in vitro characterization of recombinantchimeric CD3 isotype variants as well as a number of humanized OKT3effector function variant antibodies has been described [1].

CD3 antibodies, e.g. muromonab-CD3, have been widely used in thetreatment of acute allograft rejection. In addition, treatment with theanti-CD3 monoclonal antibody hOKT3 gamma1 (Ala-Ala) results in improvedC-peptide responses and clinical parameters for at least 2 years afteronset of type 1 diabetes in absence of continued immunosuppressivemedications [2].

A promising approach to improve targeted antibody therapy is bydelivering cytotoxic cells specifically to the antigen-expressing cancercells. This concept of using T cells for efficient killing of tumorcells has been described [3]. However, initial clinical studies wererather disappointing mainly due to low efficacy, severe adverse effects(cytokine storm) and immunogenicity of the bispecific antibodies [4].Advances in the design and application of bispecific antibodies havepartially overcome the initial barrier of cytokine storm and improvedclinical effectiveness without dose-limiting toxicities [5].

For example, certain bispecific antibodies targeting with one arm theantigen on the tumor cell and with the other arm for instance CD3 on Tcells, and containing an active Fc fragment providing Fc receptorbinding have been shown to induce tumor cell killing. Upon binding, acomplex of T cells, tumor cells and effector cells that bind theantibody Fc region is potentially formed, leading to killing of thetumor cells [4]. Catumaxomab consists of a mouseIgG2a/ratIgG2b heavychain heterodimer and has been found successful for the treatment ofcancer-associated ascites after intraperitoneal application [6].However, the mouse/rat hybrid is immunogenic [7] and cannot be appliedfor long-term treatment in humans. Frequent treatment-related adverseevents attributed to catumaxomab included cytokine-release-relatedsymptoms (i.e. pyrexia, nausea, vomiting, chills, tachycardia andhypotension) [8]-[9], which relate the potent polyclonal T cellactivation by catumaxomab due to its active Fc fragment. Anotherantibody is ertumaxomab (HER2×CD3), which induces cytotoxicity in celllines with HER2 expression. Ertumaxomab has been in Phase II clinicaldevelopment for metastatic breast cancer [10]-[11].

Efficacy of CD3 bispecific antibodies and other CD3 bispecificantibody-based formats is dependent on several properties of bispecificantibodies, such as the affinity of the CD3 arm and/or the affinity tothe target of the second arm and the target copy number on target cells.Some CD3 bispecific antibodies show high efficacy when the CD3 affinityis low (EpCamxCD3—Bortoletto 2002 PMID 12385030, MT103/Blinatumomab vsTandAb-Molhoj 2007 PMID 17083975), while other CD3 bispecificsdemonstrate high efficacy using a high CD3 affinity (Reusch 2015, Mabs,PMID 25875246). In some cases high CD3 affinity is required, for examplewhen arming ex vivo expanded activated T cells from patients with abispecific antibody comprised of an anti-CD3 targeting arm and a secondarm directed at a selected tumor-associated antigen. In the latter case,CD3 affinity should be high to retain the interaction with the expandedT cell when the product is infused back into the patient to mediatecytolysis of tumor cells (Reusch 2006 Clin Cancer Res PMID 16397041).However, high affinity antibodies to CD3, in contrast to low affinityligands, are much less effective in TCR triggering at low copy number,since they display a stoichiometry of ˜1:1 and a linear dose-responsecurve, indicative of a single cycle rather than a serial triggering modeof T cell response (Viola 1996 Science, PMID 8658175). In other words,low affinity of CD3 arm can allow T cells to flexibly move from onetarget and/or target cell to the other (Hoffman 2005, PMID: 15688411).

Low CD3 affinity can potentially prevent the biased localization of thebispecific antibody to T cells (due to first encounter in circulation)and thus improve biodistribution and minimize interference with normal Tcell immune responses. Depending on the target of the second arm andtarget copy number, the indication and/or administration route,desirable CD3 affinity can be customized to enhance a product's maximumefficacy. A panel of CD3 variants covering a range of CD3 affinity canbe essential to suit these specific tailor-made needs per antibodyproduct.

CD3 antibodies cross-reactive to cynomolgus and/or rhesus monkey CD3have been described [12]-[13], however, further improvements for suchcross-reactive antibodies are needed.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to provide humanized or chimericCD3 antibodies with an optimized affinity to CD3. Thus it is an objectof the present invention to provide humanized or chimeric CD3 antibodieswhich are optimized compared to a reference antibody such as an antibodyspecified by the VH sequence SEQ ID NO: 4 and the VL sequence SEQ ID NO:8. Hence, such antibodies may have a reduced or increased affinity toCD3 compared to a reference antibody specified by the VH sequence SEQ IDNO: 4 and the VL sequence SEQ ID NO: 8. It is a further object of thepresent invention to provide antibodies with a lower binding affinity toCD3 than the antibody specified by the VH sequence SEQ ID NO: 4 and theVL sequence SEQ ID NO: 8. The inventors found that antibodies with areduced binding affinity to the CD3 peptide as set forth in SEQ ID NO:402 compared to a reference antibody having the VH region sequence setforth in SEQ ID NO: 4 maintain the same or similar cytotoxic activity invitro and in vivo compared to the reference antibody. Another object ofthe present invention is to provide CD3 antibodies with reduced bindingaffinity to CD3 compared to a reference antibody specified by the VHsequence SEQ ID NO: 4 and the VL sequence SEQ ID NO: 8, but retainingthe same cytolytic activity as the reference antibody. It is yet anotherobject of the present invention to provide antibodies with a higherbinding affinity to CD3 than the antibody specified by the VH sequenceSEQ ID NO: 4 and the VL sequence SEQ ID NO: 8.

The present invention provides in one aspect a humanized or chimericantibody binding to human CD3, wherein said antibody comprises a bindingregion comprising a heavy chain variable (VH) region, wherein said VHregion comprises a mutation in one of the three CDR sequences of areference antibody having the VH CDR sequences set forth in CDR1 SEQ IDNO: 1, CDR2 SEQ ID NO: 2 and CDR3 SEQ ID NO: 3, which mutation is in oneof the positions selected from the group consisting of: T31 M, T31P,N57, H101, G105, S110 and Y114, wherein the positions are numberedaccording to the reference sequence of the SEQ ID NO: 4. The amino acidsin SEQ ID NO: 4 are numbered according to a direct numerical numberingscheme from the first amino acid to number 125 in the direction fromN-terminus to the C-terminus. The numerical numbering of positionscorresponding to SEQ ID NO: 4 is illustrated in FIG. 2 . Further, the VHCDR regions have been annotated according to the IMGT definitions.

In one embodiment of the invention, the antibody has a reduced orincreased binding affinity to human CD3 compared to the referenceantibody having the VH CDR sequences set forth in CDR1 SEQ ID NO: 1,CDR2 SEQ ID NO: 2 and CDR3 SEQ ID NO: 3.

In some embodiments of the invention, an antibody with reduced bindingaffinity to a human CD3 molecule, such as a CD3 peptide e.g. SEQ ID NO:402, compared to a reference antibody may maintain the same cytolyticactivity against a target cell as the reference antibody.

In one embodiment of the invention the antibody comprises a mutation inthe position corresponding to N57 of SEQ ID NO: 4. In one embodiment themutation is N57E.

In one embodiment of the invention the antibody comprises a mutation inthe position corresponding to H101G of SEQ ID NO: 4. In one embodimentthe mutation is H101G or H101N.

In one embodiment of the invention the antibody comprises a mutation inthe position corresponding to G105 of SEQ ID NO: 4. In one embodimentthe mutation is G105P.

In one embodiment of the invention the antibody comprises a mutation inthe position corresponding to Y114 of SEQ ID NO: 4. In one embodimentthe mutation is Y114 M, Y114R or Y114V.

In one embodiment, the present invention provides a humanized orchimeric antibody binding to human CD3, wherein said antibody comprisesa binding region comprising heavy chain variable (VH) region, whereinsaid VH region comprises the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 regions having the CDRsequences selected from one of the groups consisting of;

-   -   a) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12, 2,        3;    -   b) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 14, 2,        3;    -   c) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 16, 2,        3;    -   d) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 18, 2,        3;    -   e) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 20, 2,        3;    -   f) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 22, 2,        3;    -   g) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 24, 2,        3;    -   h) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 26, 2,        3;    -   i) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 28, 2,        3;    -   j) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 30, 2,        3;    -   k) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 32, 2,        3;    -   l) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 34, 2,        3;    -   m) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 36, 2,        3;    -   n) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 38, 2,        3;    -   o) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 40, 2,        3;    -   p) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 42, 2,        3;    -   q) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 44, 2,        3;    -   r) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 46, 2,        3;    -   s) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 48, 2,        3;    -   t) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 50, 2,        3;    -   u) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 52, 2,        3;    -   v) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 54, 2,        3;    -   w) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 56, 2,        3;    -   x) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 58, 2,        3;    -   y) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 60, 2,        3;    -   z) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 62, 2,        3;    -   aa) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 64, 2,        3;    -   bb) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 66, 2,        3;    -   cc) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 68, 2,        3;    -   dd) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 70, 2,        3;    -   ee) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 72, 2,        3;    -   ff) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 74, 2,        3;    -   gg) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 76, 2,        3;    -   hh) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 78, 2,        3;    -   ii) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 80, 2,        3;    -   jj) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 82, 2,        3;    -   kk) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 84, 2,        3;    -   ll) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 86, 2,        3;    -   mm) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 88, 2,        3;    -   nn) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 90, 2,        3;    -   oo) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 92, 2,        3;    -   pp) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 94, 2,        3;    -   qq) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 96, 2,        3;    -   rr) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 98, 2,        3;    -   ss) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        100, 3;    -   tt) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        102, 3;    -   uu) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        104, 3;    -   vv) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        106, 3;    -   ww) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        108, 3;    -   xx) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        110, 3;    -   yy) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        112, 3;    -   zz) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        114, 3;    -   aaa) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        116, 3;    -   bbb) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        118, 3;    -   ccc) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        120, 3;    -   ddd) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        122, 3;    -   eee) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        124, 3;    -   fff) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        126, 3;    -   ggg) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        128, 3;    -   hhh) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        130, 3;    -   iii) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        132, 3;    -   jjj) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        134, 3;    -   kkk) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        136, 3;    -   lll) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        138, 3; mmm) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID        NO: 1, 140, 3;    -   nnn) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        142, 3;    -   ooo) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        144, 3;    -   ppp) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        146, 3;    -   qqq) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        148, 3;    -   rrr) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        150, 3;    -   sss) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        152, 3;    -   ttt) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        154, 3;    -   uuu) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        156, 3;    -   vvv) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        158, 3;    -   www) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        160, 3;    -   xxx) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        162, 3;    -   yyy) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        164, 3;    -   zzz) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        166, 3;    -   aaaa) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        168, 3;    -   bbbb) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 170;    -   cccc) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 172;    -   dddd) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 174;    -   eeee) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 176;    -   ffff) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 178;    -   gggg) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 180;    -   hhhh) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 182;    -   iiii) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 184;    -   jjjj) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 186;    -   kkkk) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 188;    -   llll) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 190; mmmm) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID        NO: 1, 2, 192;    -   nnnn) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 194;    -   oooo) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 196;    -   pppp) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 198;    -   qqqq) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 200;    -   rrrr) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 202;    -   ssss) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 204;    -   tttt) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 206;    -   uuuu) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 208;    -   vvvv) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 210;    -   wwww) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 212;    -   xxxx) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 214;    -   yyyy) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 216;    -   zzzz) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 218;    -   aaaaa) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 220;    -   bbbbb) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 222;    -   ccccc) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 224;    -   ddddd) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 226;    -   eeeee) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 228;    -   fffff) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 230;    -   ggggg) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 232;    -   hhhhh) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 234;    -   iiiii) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 236;    -   jjjjj) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 238;    -   kkkkk) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 240;    -   lllll) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 242;    -   mmmmm) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 244;    -   nnnnn) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 246;    -   ooooo) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 248;    -   ppppp) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 250;    -   qqqqq) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 252;    -   rrrrr) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 254;    -   sssss) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 256;    -   ttttt) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 258;    -   uuuuu) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 260;    -   vvvvv) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 262;    -   wwwww) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 264;    -   xxxxx) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 266;    -   yyyyy) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 268;    -   zzzzz) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 270;    -   aaaaaa) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 272;    -   bbbbbb) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 274;    -   cccccc) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 276;    -   dddddd) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 278;    -   eeeeee) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 280;    -   ffffff) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 282;    -   gggggg) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 284;    -   hhhhhh) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 286;    -   iiiiii) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 288;    -   jjjjjj) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 290;    -   kkkkkk) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 292;    -   llllll) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 294;    -   mmmmmm) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 296;    -   nnnnnn) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 298 and    -   oooooo) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 300.

That is, the inventors of the present invention in a first aspect of theinvention found that humanized or chimeric antibodies of said sequenceshad an optimized binding affinity to a CD3 peptide SEQ ID NO: 402compared to a reference antibody such as an antibody specified by the VHsequence SEQ ID NO: 4 and the VL sequence SEQ ID NO: 8. The referenceantibody specified by SEQ ID NO: 4 and the VL sequence SEQ ID NO: 8 hasa binding affinity to the CD3 peptide of SEQ ID NO: 402 of 1.5×10⁻⁸ M asillustrated by example 7. In some embodiments of the present inventionthe antibodies have a lower binding affinity to the CD3 peptide of SEQID NO: 402 than 1.5×10⁻⁸ M such as a binding affinity from 1.6×10⁻⁸ M to9.9×10⁻⁸ M or such as a binding affinity from 1.0×10⁻⁷ to 9.9×10⁻⁷ Mwhen determined by Bio-Layer Interferometry as described in Table 6 inexample 7. In some embodiments of the present invention the antibodieshave a higher binding affinity to CD3 peptide of SEQ ID NO: 402 than1.5×10⁻⁸ M, such as from 1.4×10⁻⁸ to 1.0×10⁻⁸ M, such as 9.9×10⁻⁹ to1×10⁻⁹ M or such as 9.9×10⁻⁹ to 1×10⁻⁹ M. The binding affinitycorresponds to the K_(D) value.

In one aspect of the present invention, the present invention relates toa humanized or chimeric antibody binding to human CD3, wherein saidantibody comprises a binding region comprising a heavy chain variable(VH) region, wherein said VH region comprises the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3regions having the CDR sequences selected from one of the groupsconsisting of;

-   -   a) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 54, 2,        3 [T31 M];    -   b) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 58, 2, 3        [T31P];    -   c) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 106,        3 [N57E];    -   d) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        176 [H101G];    -   e) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        184 [H101N];    -   f) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        220 [G105P];    -   g) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        236 [S110A];    -   h) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        244 [S110G];    -   i) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        284 [Y114 M];    -   j) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        292 [Y114R];    -   k) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        298 [Y114V] and    -   l) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences having at least 90% or at least        95% amino acid sequence identity, in total across the three CDR        sequences, to any one of the three CDR sequences as set forth        in a) to k), provided that the CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences do        not have the sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a humanized orchimeric antibody, wherein said binding region comprises a variablelight chain (VL) region, wherein said VL region comprises CDR1, CDR2,and CDR3 regions having the CDR as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6, GTN, 7.

In a further aspect, the present invention relates to a method ofreducing the binding affinity of an antibody binding to human CD3compared to a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain variable (VH)region, wherein said VH region comprises the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, which method comprisesintroducing a mutation in one of the three CDR sequences of the saidreference antibody selected from a mutation in one of the positionsselected from the group of T31 M, T31P, N57, H101, S110 and Y114,wherein the positions are numbered according to the reference sequenceof the SEQ ID NO: 4.

In one embodiment of the present invention the method comprisesintroducing a mutation in the VH region CDR1 region sequencecorresponding to T31 M or T31P. In another embodiment of the presentinvention the method comprises introducing a mutation in the VH regionCDR2 region corresponding to N57E. In a further embodiment of thepresent invention the method comprises introducing a mutation in the VHregion CDR3 region selected from H101G, H101N, G105P, S110A, S110G, Y114M, Y114R or Y114V.

In one embodiment CD3 is human CD3 epsilon.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a bispecificantibody comprising a first binding region of an antibody according tothe invention, and a second binding region which binds a differenttarget than said first antigen binding region.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a nucleic acidconstruct encoding one or more amino acid sequences according to theinvention.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to an expression vectorcomprising (i) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a heavy chain sequenceof a humanized or chimeric antibody according to the invention, (ii) anucleic acid sequence encoding a light chain sequence of a humanized orchimeric antibody according to the invention, or (iii) both (i) and(ii).

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a host cellcomprising an expression vector according to the invention.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a compositioncomprising the antibody or bispecific antibody according to theinvention.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising the antibody or bispecific antibody according tothe invention and a pharmaceutical acceptable carrier.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to the antibody orbispecific antibody, the composition, or the pharmaceutical compositionaccording to the invention for use as a medicament.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to the antibody orbispecific antibody, the composition, or the pharmaceutical compositionaccording to the invention for use in the treatment of a disease.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a method oftreatment of a disease comprising administering the antibody orbispecific antibody, the composition, or the pharmaceutical compositionaccording to the invention, to a subject in need thereof.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a method ofadministering the antibody or bispecific antibody, wherein the antibodyor bispecific antibody is administered by subcutaneous or localadministration.

In one aspect, the present invention relates to a method of diagnosing adisease characterized by involvement or accumulation of CD3-expressingcells, comprising administering the humanized or chimeric antibody, thecomposition or the pharmaceutical composition according to the inventionto a subject, optionally wherein said humanized or chimeric antibody islabeled with a detectable agent.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a method forproducing an antibody or a bispecific antibody according to theinvention, comprising the steps of a) culturing a host cell according tothe invention, and b) purifying the antibody from the culture media.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a diagnosticcomposition comprising an antibody or bispecific antibody according toany one of the embodiments as disclosed herein.

In one embodiment, the diagnostic composition is a companion diagnosticwhich is used to screen and select those patients who will benefit fromtreatment with the bispecific antibody.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a method fordetecting the presence of CD3 antigen, or a cell expressing CD3, in asample comprising the steps of a) contacting the sample with an antibodyor bispecific antibody according to the invention, under conditions thatallow for formation of a complex between the antibody or bispecificantibody and CD3, and b) analyzing whether a complex has been formed.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a kit for detectingthe presence of CD3 antigen, or a cell expressing CD3, in a samplecomprising i) an antibody or bispecific antibody according to theinvention, and ii) instructions for use of the kit.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to an anti-idiotypicantibody or a pair of anti-idiotypic antibodies which bind to anantibody according to the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

FIG. 1 : Heat plot with binding ratios of mutant versus wtUniTE-huCD3-H1L1-T41K molecules. Ratios above 1 indicate strongerbinding than wt, while ratios below 1 indicate weaker binding than wt.Binding was determined on Freestyle 293-F cells transfected withCD3/TCR-LC13.

FIG. 2 : Alignment of selected CD3 affinity variants in the generatedlibrary with mutations in the VH. CDRs are underlined in the humanizedwild type sequence (SEQ ID NO: 4) HuCD3-H1. Highlighted amino acids arethe substitutions.

FIG. 3 : T cell binding curves of selected VH affinity variants ofhumanized CD3 (UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-T41K) antibodies as determined by flowcytometry Affinity variants depicted cover a broad range of T cellbinding capacity between the wild type response and undetectableresponse.

FIG. 4 : T cell binding curves of selected VH affinity variants ofhumanized CD3 (UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-T41K) antibodies as determined by flowcytometry showing a very low, undetectable T cell binding.

FIG. 5 : T cell binding curves of selected VH affinity variants ofhumanized CD3 (BisG1-huCD3-H1L1-X-FEAL/1014-Herceptin-FEAR) antibodiesas determined by flow cytometry. Affinity variants depicted cover abroad range of T cell binding capacity between the wild type responseand undetectable response.

FIGS. 6A-6C: Cytotoxicity of CD3 affinity variants on solid tumor celllines measured by alamar blue assay. (FIG. 6A) NCI-N87 cells, Effectorcells (T cells): Tumor cell (NCI-N87 cell) ratio=3:1, 48 hours ofincubation, n=2 donors (FIG. 6B) SKOV3 cells, T cells: SKOV3 cellratio=4:1, 48 hours of incubation, n=2 donors (FIG. 6C) MDA-MB-231cells, T cells:MDA-MB-231 cell ratio=8:1, 48 hours of incubation, n=2donors. The tested affinity variants depicted cover a broad range ofcytotoxicity between wild type response and no observed cytotoxicity forall tested tumor cell lines.

FIG. 7 : Cytotoxicity of CD3 affinity variants on a hematological(Daudi) cell line measured by chromium release assay. T cell: Daudi cellratio=10:1, 24 hours of incubation, 1 donor. The tested affinityvariants depicted cover a broad range of cytotoxicity between wild typeresponse and no observed cytotoxicity for the tested tumor cell line.

FIGS. 8A-8D: Cytotoxicity of CD3×HER2 bispecific antibodies in aNCI-N87, human PBMC co-engraftment model in NOD-SCID mice. HLA-A-matchedhuman unstimulated PBMCs, as a source of human T cells, wereco-inoculated with NCI-N87 tumor cells in NOD-SCID mice at two differentdose levels of CD3 affinity antibodies (0.5 and 0.05 mg/kg). HumanizedWT CD3 (huCD3) and 4 different CD3 affinity variants (N57E, H101K,S110A, Y114 M) were tested. (FIG. 8A) Average tumor volume followed overtime after treatment with 0.05 mg/kg of antibody (n=4 per group). (FIG.8B) Average tumor volume followed over time after treatment with 0.5mg/kg of antibody (n=4 per group). (FIG. 8C) Average tumor volume at day44 after treatment with 0.05 mg/kg of antibody at day 0 (n=4 per group).(FIG. 8D) Average tumor volume at day 44 after treatment with 0.5 mg/kgof antibody at day 0 (n=4 per group). Statistics has been performed ondata for C and D.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In one aspect, the present invention relates to a humanized or chimericantibody binding to human CD3 with an optimized affinity to CD3. Thus itis an object of the present invention to provide humanized or chimericCD3 antibodies which are optimized compared to a reference antibody suchas the antibody specified by the VH sequence SEQ ID NO: 4 and the VLsequence SEQ ID NO: 8. It is a further object of the invention toprovide antibodies with optimized in vivo efficacy compared to areference antibody such as the antibody specified by the VH sequence SEQID NO: 4 and the VL sequence SEQ ID NO: 8. It is a further object of thepresent invention to provide antibodies with a lower binding affinity toCD3 than the antibody specified by the VH sequence SEQ ID NO: 4 and theVL sequence SEQ ID NO: 8. It is yet another object of the presentinvention to provide antibodies with a higher binding affinity to CD3than the antibody specified by the VH sequence SEQ ID NO: 4 and the VLsequence SEQ ID NO: 8.

In one aspect the invention relates to a humanized or chimeric antibodybinding to human CD3, wherein said antibody comprises a binding regioncomprising a heavy chain variable (VH) region, wherein said VH regioncomprises a mutation in one of the three CDR sequences of a referenceantibody having the CDR sequences set forth in CDR1 SEQ ID NO: 1, CDR2SEQ ID NO: 2 and CDR3 SEQ ID NO: 3, which mutation is in one of thepositions selected from the group consisting of: T31 M, T31P, N57, H101,G105, S110 and Y114, wherein the positions are numbered according to thereference sequence of the SEQ ID NO: 4. The amino acids in SEQ ID NO: 4are numbered according to a direct numerical numbering scheme from thefirst amino acid to number 125 in the direction from N-terminus to theC-terminus. The numerical numbering of positions corresponding to SEQ IDNO: 4 is illustrated in FIG. 2 . Further, The CDR regions have beenannotated according to the IMGT definitions.

In one embodiment of the invention, the antibody has a reduced orincreased binding affinity to human CD3 compared to the referenceantibody having the VH CDR sequences set forth in CDR1 SEQ ID NO: 1,CDR2 SEQ ID NO: 2 and CDR3 SEQ ID NO: 3.

In some embodiments of the invention, an antibody with reduced bindingaffinity to a CD3 molecule, such a CD3 peptide e.g. SEQ ID NO: 402,compared to a reference antibody may maintain the same cytolyticactivity against a target cell as the reference antibody.

In one embodiment of the invention the antibody comprises a T31 M orT31P mutation. Position T31 is in accordance to SEQ ID NO: 4.

In one embodiment of the invention the antibody comprises a mutation inthe position N57. Position N57 is in accordance to SEQ ID NO: 4. In oneembodiment the mutation is N57E.

In one embodiment of the invention the antibody comprises a mutation inthe position H101. Position H101 is in accordance to SEQ ID NO: 4. Inone embodiment the mutation is H101G or H101N.

In one embodiment of the invention the antibody comprises a mutation inthe position G105. Position G105 is in accordance to SEQ ID NO: 4. Inone embodiment the mutation is G105P.

In one embodiment of the invention the antibody comprises a mutation inthe position Y114. Position Y114 is in accordance to of SEQ ID NO: 4. Inone embodiment the mutation is Y114 M, Y114R or Y114V.

The reference antibody specified by SEQ ID NO: 4 and the VL sequence SEQID NO: 8 has a binding affinity to the CD3 peptide of SEQ ID NO: 402corresponding to a K_(D) value of 1.5×10⁻⁸ M as illustrated by example7.

In some embodiments of the present invention the antibodies have a lowerbinding affinity to the CD3 peptide of SEQ ID NO: 402 than 1.5×10⁻⁸ M,such as a binding affinity from 1.6×10⁻⁸ M to 9.9×10⁻⁸ M or such as abinding affinity from 1.0×10⁻⁷ to 9.9×10⁻⁷ M when determined byBio-Layer Interferometry as described in Example 7. In some embodimentsof the present invention the antibodies have a higher binding affinityto the CD3 peptide of SEQ ID NO: 402 than 1.5×10⁻⁸ M such as from1.4×10⁻⁸ to 1.0×10⁻⁸ M, such as, such as such as 9.9×10⁻⁹ to 1.0×10⁻⁹ M.

In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a humanized orchimeric antibody binding to human CD3, wherein said antibody comprisesa binding region comprising heavy chain variable (VH) region, whereinsaid VH region comprises the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 having the CDRsequences selected from one of the groups consisting of;

-   -   a) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12, 2,        3;    -   b) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 14, 2,        3;    -   c) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 16, 2,        3;    -   d) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 18, 2,        3;    -   e) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 20, 2,        3;    -   f) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 22, 2,        3;    -   g) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 24, 2,        3;    -   h) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 26, 2,        3;    -   i) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 28, 2,        3;    -   j) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 30, 2,        3;    -   k) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 32, 2,        3;    -   l) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 34, 2,        3;    -   m) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 36, 2,        3;    -   n) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 38, 2,        3;    -   o) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 40, 2,        3;    -   p) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 42, 2,        3;    -   q) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 44, 2,        3;    -   r) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 46, 2,        3;    -   s) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 48, 2,        3;    -   t) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 50, 2,        3;    -   u) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 52, 2,        3;    -   v) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 54, 2,        3;    -   w) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 56, 2,        3;    -   x) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 58, 2,        3;    -   y) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 60, 2,        3;    -   z) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 62, 2,        3;    -   aa) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 64, 2,        3;    -   bb) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 66, 2,        3;    -   cc) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 68, 2,        3;    -   dd) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 70, 2,        3;    -   ee) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 72, 2,        3;    -   ff) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 74, 2,        3;    -   gg) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 76, 2,        3;    -   hh) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 78, 2,        3;    -   ii) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 80, 2,        3;    -   jj) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 82, 2,        3;    -   kk) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 84, 2,        3;    -   ll) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 86, 2,        3;    -   mm) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 88, 2,        3;    -   nn) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 90, 2,        3;    -   oo) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 92, 2,        3;    -   pp) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 94, 2,        3;    -   qq) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 96, 2,        3;    -   rr) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 98, 2,        3;    -   ss) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        100, 3;    -   tt) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        102, 3;    -   uu) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        104, 3;    -   vv) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        106, 3;    -   ww) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        108, 3;    -   xx) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        110, 3;    -   yy) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        112, 3;    -   zz) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        114, 3;    -   aaa) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        116, 3;    -   bbb) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        118, 3;    -   ccc) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        120, 3;    -   ddd) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        122, 3;    -   eee) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        124, 3;    -   fff) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        126, 3;    -   ggg) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        128, 3;    -   hhh) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        130, 3;    -   iii) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        132, 3;    -   jjj) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        134, 3;    -   kkk) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        136, 3;    -   lll) CDR sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 138, 3;    -   mmm) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        140, 3;    -   nnn) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        142, 3;    -   ooo) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        144, 3;    -   ppp) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        146, 3;    -   qqq) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        148, 3;    -   rrr) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        150, 3;    -   sss) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        152, 3;    -   ttt) CDR sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 154, 3;    -   uuu) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        156, 3;    -   vvv) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        158, 3;    -   www) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        160, 3;    -   xxx) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        162, 3;    -   yyy) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        164, 3;    -   zzz) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        166, 3;    -   aaaa) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        168, 3;    -   bbbb) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 170;    -   cccc) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 172;    -   dddd) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 174;    -   eeee) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 176;    -   ffff) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 178;    -   gggg) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 180;    -   hhhh) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 182;    -   iiii) CDR sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 184;    -   jjjj) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 186;    -   kkkk) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 188;    -   llll) CDR sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 190;    -   mmmm) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 192;    -   nnnn) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 194;    -   oooo) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 196;    -   pppp) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 198;    -   qqqq) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 200;    -   rrrr) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 202;    -   ssss) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 204;    -   tttt) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 206;    -   uuuu) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 208;    -   vvvv) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 210;    -   wwww) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 212;    -   xxxx) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 214;    -   yyyy) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 216;    -   zzzz) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 218;    -   aaaaa) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 220;    -   bbbbb) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 222;    -   ccccc) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 224;    -   ddddd) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 226;    -   eeeee) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 228;    -   fffff) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 230;    -   ggggg) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 232;    -   hhhhh) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 234;    -   iiiii) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 236;    -   jjjjj) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 238;    -   kkkkk) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 240;    -   lllll) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 242;    -   mmmmm) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 244;    -   nnnnn) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 246;    -   ooooo) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 248;    -   ppppp) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 250;    -   qqqqq) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 252;    -   rrrrr) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 254;    -   sssss) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 256;    -   ttttt) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 258;    -   uuuuu) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 260;    -   vvvvv) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 262;    -   wwwww) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 264;    -   xxxxx) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 266;    -   yyyyy) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 268;    -   zzzzz) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 270;    -   aaaaaa) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 272;    -   bbbbbb) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 274;    -   cccccc) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 276;    -   dddddd) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 278;    -   eeeeee) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 280;    -   ffffff) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 282;    -   gggggg) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 284;    -   hhhhhh) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 286;    -   iiiiii) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 288;    -   jjjjjj) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 290;    -   kkkkkk) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 292;    -   llllll) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 294;    -   mmmmmm) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 296;    -   nnnnnn) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 298 and    -   oooooo) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        2, 300.

In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a humanized orchimeric antibody binding to human CD3, wherein said antibody comprisesa binding region comprising a heavy chain variable (VH) region, whereinsaid VH region comprises the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 regions having the CDRsequences selected from one of the groups consisting of;

-   -   a) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 54, 2,        3 [T31 M];    -   b) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 58, 2, 3        [T31P];    -   c) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 106,        3 [N57E];    -   d) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        176 [H101G];    -   e) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        184 [H101N];    -   f) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        220 [G105P];    -   g) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        236 [S110A];    -   h) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        244 [S110G];    -   i) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        284 [Y114 M];    -   j) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        292 [Y114R];    -   k) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        298 [Y114V] and    -   l) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences having at least 90% or at least        95% amino acid sequence identity, in total across the three CDR        sequences, to any one of the three CDR sequences as set forth        in a) to k), provided that the CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences do        not have the sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3.

In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a humanized orchimeric antibody binding to human CD3, wherein said antibody comprisesa binding region comprising a heavy chain variable (VH) region, whereinsaid VH region comprises the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 regions having the CDRsequences selected from one of the groups consisting of;

-   -   a) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 54, 2,        3 [T31 M];    -   b) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 58, 2, 3        [T31P];    -   c) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 106,        3 [N57E];    -   d) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        176 [H101G];    -   e) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        184 [H101N];    -   f) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        220 [G105P];    -   g) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        236 [S110A];    -   h) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        244 [S110G];    -   i) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        284 [Y114 M];    -   j) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        292 [Y114R];    -   k) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        298 [Y114V]; and        -   a. and    -   l) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as specified in a) to k) having        at most 5 further mutations or substitutions, at most 4 further        mutations or substitutions, at most 3 further mutations or        substitutions, at most 2 further mutations or substitutions, or        at most 1 further mutation or substitution, in total across the        three CDR sequences, and which mutations or substitutions        preferably do not modify the binding affinity to human CD3.

In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a humanized orchimeric antibody binding to human CD3, wherein said antibody comprisesa binding region comprising a heavy chain variable (VH) region), whereinsaid VH region comprises one of the VH sequences from the groupconsisting of;

-   -   a) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 13;    -   b) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 15;    -   c) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 17;    -   d) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 19;    -   e) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 21;    -   f) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 23;    -   g) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 25;    -   h) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 27;    -   i) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 29;    -   j) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 31;    -   k) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 33;    -   l) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 35;    -   m) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 37;    -   n) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 39;    -   o) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 41;    -   p) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 43;    -   q) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 45;    -   r) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 47;    -   s) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 49;    -   t) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 51;    -   u) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 53;    -   v) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 55;    -   w) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 57;    -   x) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 59;    -   y) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 61;    -   z) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 63;    -   aa) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 65;    -   bb) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 67;    -   cc) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 69;    -   dd) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 71;    -   ee) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 73;    -   ff) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 75;    -   gg) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 77;    -   hh) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 79;    -   ii) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 81;    -   jj) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 83;    -   kk) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 85;    -   ll) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 87;    -   mm) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 89;    -   nn) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 91;    -   oo) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 93;    -   pp) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 95;    -   qq) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 97;    -   rr) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 99;    -   ss) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 101;    -   tt) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 103;    -   uu) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 105;    -   vv) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 107;    -   ww) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 109;    -   xx) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 111;    -   yy) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 113;    -   zz) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 115;    -   aaa) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 117;    -   bbb) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 119;    -   ccc) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 121;    -   ddd) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 123;    -   eee) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 125;    -   fff) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 127;    -   ggg) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 129;    -   hhh) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 131;    -   iii) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 133;    -   jjj) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 135;    -   kkk) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 137;    -   lll) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 139;    -   mmm) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 141;    -   nnn) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 143;    -   ooo) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 145;    -   ppp) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 147;    -   qqq) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 149;    -   rrr) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 151;    -   sss) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 153;    -   ttt) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 155;    -   uuu) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 157;    -   vvv) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 159;    -   www) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 161;    -   xxx) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 163;    -   yyy) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 165;    -   zzz) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 167;    -   aaaa) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 169;    -   bbbb) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 171;    -   cccc) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 173;    -   dddd) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 175;    -   eeee) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 177;    -   ffff) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 179;    -   gggg) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 181;    -   hhhh) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 183;    -   iiii) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 185;    -   jjjj) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 187;    -   kkkk) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 189;    -   liii) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 191;    -   mmmm) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 193;    -   nnnn) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 195;    -   oooo) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 197;    -   pppp) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 199;    -   qqqq) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 201;    -   rrrr) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 203;    -   ssss) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 205;    -   tttt) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 207;    -   uuuu) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 209;    -   vvvv) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 211;    -   wwww) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 213;    -   xxxx) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 215;    -   yyyy) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 217;    -   zzzz) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 219;    -   aaaaa) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 221;    -   bbbbb) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 223;    -   ccccc) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 225;    -   ddddd) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 227;    -   eeeee) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 229;    -   fffff) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 221;    -   ggggg) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 223;    -   hhhhh) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 225;    -   iiiii) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 227;    -   jjjjj) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 229;    -   kkkkk) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 231;    -   lllll) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 233;    -   mmmmm) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 235;    -   nnnnn) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 237;    -   ooooo) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 239;    -   ppppp) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 241;    -   qqqqq) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 243;    -   rrrrr) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 245;    -   sssss) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 247;    -   ttttt) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 249;    -   uuuuu) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 251;    -   vvvvv) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 253;    -   wwwww) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 255;    -   xxxxx) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 257;    -   yyyyy) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 259;    -   zzzzz) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 261;    -   aaaaaa) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 263;    -   bbbbbb) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 265;    -   cccccc) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 267;    -   dddddd) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 269;    -   eeeeee) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 271;    -   ffffff) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 273;    -   gggggg) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 275;    -   hhhhhh) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 277;    -   iiiiii) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 279;    -   jjjjjj) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 281;    -   kkkkkk) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 283;    -   llllll) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 285;    -   mmmmmm) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 287;    -   nnnnnn) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 289;    -   oooooo) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 291;    -   pppppp) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 293;    -   qqqqqq) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 295;    -   rrrrrr) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 297;    -   ssssss) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 299 and    -   tttttt) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 301.

In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a humanized orchimeric antibody binding to human CD3, wherein said antibody comprisesa binding region comprising a heavy chain variable (VH) region, whereinsaid VH region comprises one of the VH sequences selected from the groupconsisting of;

-   -   a) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 55[T31 M],    -   b) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 59 [T31P],    -   c) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 107 [N57E]    -   d) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 177 [H101G],    -   e) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 185 [H101N],    -   f) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 221 [G105P],    -   g) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 237 [S110A],    -   h) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 245 [S110G],    -   i) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 285 [Y114 M],    -   j) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 293 [Y114R], and    -   k) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 299 [Y114V].

In one embodiment of the invention the humanized or chimeric antibodycomprises a binding region, wherein said binding region comprises avariable light chain (VL) region, wherein said VL region comprises theCDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 having the CDR sequences selected from the groupconsisting of;

-   -   a) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 7;    -   b) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 302,        GTN, 7;    -   c) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 304,        GTN, 7;    -   d) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 306,        GTN, 7;    -   e) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 308,        GTN, 7;    -   f) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 310,        GTN, 7;    -   g) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 312,        GTN, 7;    -   h) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 314,        GTN, 7;    -   i) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 316,        GTN, 7;    -   j) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 318,        GTN, 7;    -   k) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 320,        GTN, 7;    -   l) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 322,        GTN, 7;    -   m) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 324,        GTN, 7;    -   n) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 326,        GTN, 7;    -   o) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 328,        GTN, 7;    -   p) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 330,        GTN, 7;    -   q) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 332;    -   r) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 334;    -   s) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 336;    -   t) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 338;    -   u) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 340;    -   v) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 342;    -   w) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 344;    -   x) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 346;    -   y) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 348;    -   z) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 350;    -   aa) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 352;    -   bb) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 354;    -   cc) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 356;    -   dd) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 358;    -   ee) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 360;    -   ff) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 362;    -   gg) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 364;    -   hh) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 366;    -   ii) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 368;    -   jj) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 370;    -   kk) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 372;    -   ll) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 374;    -   mm) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 376;    -   nn) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 378;    -   oo) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 380;    -   pp) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 382;    -   qq) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 384;    -   rr) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 386;    -   ss) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 388;    -   tt) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 390;    -   uu) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 392 and    -   vv) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,        GTN, 394.

In another embodiment of the invention the humanized or chimericantibody comprises a binding region comprising a variable light chain(VL) region, wherein said VL region comprises one of the VL sequencesselected from the group consisting of;

-   -   a) a VL sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 8; and    -   b) a VL sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 10;

The term “antibody” as used herein is intended to refer to animmunoglobulin molecule, a fragment of an immunoglobulin molecule, or aderivative of either thereof, which has the ability to specifically bindto an antigen under typical physiological conditions with a half-life ofsignificant periods of time, such as at least about 30 minutes, at leastabout 45 minutes, at least about one hour, at least about two hours, atleast about four hours, at least about 8 hours, at least about 12 hours,about 24 hours or more, about 48 hours or more, about 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ormore days, etc., or any other relevant functionally-defined period (suchas a time sufficient to induce, promote, enhance, and/or modulate aphysiological response associated with antibody binding to the antigenand/or time sufficient for the antibody to recruit an effectoractivity). The binding region (or binding domain which may also be usedherein, both terms having the same meaning) which interacts with anantigen, comprises variable regions of both the heavy and light chainsof the immunoglobulin molecule. The constant regions of the antibodies(Abs) may mediate the binding of the immunoglobulin to host tissues orfactors, including various cells of the immune system (such as effectorcells and T cells) and components of the complement system such as C1q,the first component in the classical pathway of complement activation.As indicated above, the term antibody as used herein, unless otherwisestated or clearly contradicted by context, includes fragments of anantibody that retain the ability to specifically interact, such as bind,to the antigen. It has been shown that the antigen-binding function ofan antibody may be performed by fragments of a full-length antibody.Examples of binding fragments encompassed within the term “antibody”include (i) a Fab′ or Fab fragment, a monovalent fragment consisting ofthe V_(L), V_(H), C_(L) and C_(H)1 domains, or a monovalent antibody asdescribed in WO2007059782 (Genmab A/S); (ii) F(ab′)₂ fragments, bivalentfragments comprising two Fab fragments linked by a disulfide bridge atthe hinge region; (iii) a Fd fragment consisting essentially of theV_(H) and C_(H)1 domains; and (iv) a Fv fragment consisting essentiallyof the V_(L) and V_(H) domains of a single arm of an antibody.Furthermore, although the two domains of the Fv fragment, V_(L) andV_(H), are coded for by separate genes, they may be joined, usingrecombinant methods, by a synthetic linker that enables them to be madeas a single protein chain in which the V_(L) and V_(H) regions pair toform monovalent molecules (known as single chain antibodies or singlechain Fv (scFv), see for instance Bird et al., Science 242, 423-426(1988) and Huston et al., PNAS USA 85, 5879-5883 (1988)). Such singlechain antibodies are encompassed within the term antibody unlessotherwise noted or clearly indicated by context. Although such fragmentsare generally included within the meaning of antibody, they collectivelyand each independently are unique features of the present invention,exhibiting different biological properties and utility. These and otheruseful antibody fragments in the context of the present invention arediscussed further herein. It also should be understood that the termantibody, unless specified otherwise, also includes polyclonalantibodies, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), chimeric antibodies andhumanized antibodies, and antibody fragments retaining the ability tospecifically bind to the antigen (antigen-binding fragments) provided byany known technique, such as enzymatic cleavage, peptide synthesis, andrecombinant techniques. An antibody as generated can possess anyisotype.

The term “immunoglobulin heavy chain”, “heavy chain of animmunoglobulin” or “heavy chain” as used herein is intended to refer toone of the chains of an immunoglobulin. A heavy chain is typicallycomprised of a heavy chain variable region (abbreviated herein as VH)and a heavy chain constant region (abbreviated herein as CH) whichdefines the isotype of the immunoglobulin. The heavy chain constantregion typically is comprised of three domains, CH1, CH2, and CH3. Theheavy chain constant region may further comprise a hinge region. Theterm “immunoglobulin” as used herein is intended to refer to a class ofstructurally related glycoproteins consisting of two pairs ofpolypeptide chains, one pair of light (L) chains and one pair of heavy(H) chains, all four potentially inter-connected by disulfide bonds. Thestructure of immunoglobulins has been well characterized (see forinstance [14]). Within the structure of the immunoglobulin (e.g. IgG),the two heavy chains are inter-connected via disulfide bonds in theso-called “hinge region”. Equally to the heavy chains each light chainis typically comprised of several regions; a light chain variable region(abbreviated herein as VL) and a light chain constant region(abbreviated herein as CL). The light chain constant region typically iscomprised of one domain, CL. Furthermore, the VH and VL regions may befurther subdivided into regions of hypervariability (or hypervariableregions which may be hypervariable in sequence and/or form structurallydefined loops), also termed complementarity determining regions (CDRs),interspersed with regions that are more conserved, termed frameworkregions (FRs). Each VH and VL is typically composed of three CDRs andfour FRs, arranged from amino-terminus to carboxy-terminus in thefollowing order: FR1, CDR1, FR2, CDR2, FR3, CDR3, FR4 (see [15]). CDRsequences may be determined by use of the method provided by IMGT[16]-[17].

The term “isotype” as used herein, refers to the immunoglobulin(sub)class (for instance IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgD, IgA, IgE, or IgM)or any allotype thereof, such as IgG1m(za) and IgG1m(f) [SEQ ID NO:407]) that is encoded by heavy chain constant region genes. Thus, in oneembodiment, the antibody comprises a heavy chain of an immunoglobulin ofthe IgG1 class or any allotype thereof. Further, each heavy chainisotype can be combined with either a kappa (κ) or lambda (λ) lightchain.

The term “chimeric antibody” as used herein, refers to an antibodywherein the variable region is derived from a non-human species (e.g.derived from rodents) and the constant region is derived from adifferent species, such as human. Chimeric antibodies may be generatedby antibody engineering. “Antibody engineering” is a generic term usedfor different kinds of modifications of antibodies, and which is awell-known process for the skilled person. In particular, a chimericantibody may be generated by using standard DNA techniques as describedin [18]. Thus, the chimeric antibody may be a genetically engineeredrecombinant antibody. Some chimeric antibodies may be both geneticallyor an enzymatically engineered. It is within the knowledge of theskilled person to generate a chimeric antibody, and thus, generation ofthe chimeric antibody according to the present invention may beperformed by other methods than described herein. Chimeric monoclonalantibodies for therapeutic applications are developed to reduce antibodyimmunogenicity. They may typically contain non-human (e.g. murine)variable regions, which are specific for the antigen of interest, andhuman constant antibody heavy and light chain domains. The terms“variable region” or “variable domains” as used in the context ofchimeric antibodies, refers to a region which comprises the CDRs andframework regions of both the heavy and light chains of theimmunoglobulin.

The term “humanized antibody” as used herein, refers to a geneticallyengineered non-human antibody, which contains human antibody constantdomains and non-human variable domains modified to contain a high levelof sequence homology to human variable domains. This can be achieved bygrafting of the six non-human antibody complementarity-determiningregions (CDRs), which together form the antigen binding site, onto ahomologous human acceptor framework region (FR) (see [19]-[20]). Inorder to fully reconstitute the binding affinity and specificity of theparental antibody, the substitution of framework residues from theparental antibody (i.e. the non-human antibody) into the human frameworkregions (back-mutations) may be required. Structural homology modelingmay help to identify the amino acid residues in the framework regionsthat are important for the binding properties of the antibody. Thus, ahumanized antibody may comprise non-human CDR sequences, primarily humanframework regions optionally comprising one or more amino acidback-mutations to the non-human amino acid sequence, and fully humanconstant regions. Optionally, additional amino acid modifications, whichare not necessarily back-mutations, may be applied to obtain a humanizedantibody with preferred characteristics, such as affinity andbiochemical properties.

The humanized or chimeric antibody according to any aspect or embodimentof the present invention may be termed “humanized or chimeric CD3antibody”, “humanized or chimeric antibody of the invention”, “CD3antibody”, or “CD3 antibody of the invention”, which all have the samemeaning and purpose unless otherwise contradicted by context.

The amino acid sequence of an antibody of non-human origin is distinctfrom antibodies of human origin, and therefore a non-human antibody ispotentially immunogenic when administered to human patients. However,despite the non-human origin of the antibody, its CDR segments areresponsible for the ability of the antibody to bind to its targetantigen and humanization aims to maintain the specificity and bindingaffinity of the antibody. Thus, humanization of non-human therapeuticantibodies is performed to minimize its immunogenicity in man while suchhumanized antibodies at the same time maintain the specificity andbinding affinity of the antibody of non-human origin.

The term “binding region” as used herein, refers to a region of anantibody which is capable of binding to any molecule, such as apolypeptide, e.g. present on a cell, bacterium, or virion.

The term “binding” as used herein, refers to the binding of an antibodyto a predetermined antigen or target to which binding typically is withan affinity corresponding to a K_(D) of about 10⁻⁶ M or less, e.g. 10⁻⁷M or less, such as about 10⁻⁸ M or less, such as about 10⁻⁹ M or less,about 10⁻¹⁰ M or less, or about 10⁻⁸ M or even less when determined byfor instance surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology in a BIAcore3000 instrument using the antigen as the ligand and the antibody as theanalyte, and binds to the predetermined antigen with an affinitycorresponding to a K_(D) that is at least ten-fold lower, such as atleast 100 fold lower, for instance at least 1,000 fold lower, such as atleast 10,000 fold lower, for instance at least 100,000 fold lower thanits affinity for binding to a non-specific antigen (e.g., BSA, casein)other than the predetermined antigen or a closely-related antigen. Thedegree with which the affinity is lower is dependent on the K_(D) of theantibody, so that when the K_(D) of the antibody is very low (that is,the antibody is highly specific), then the degree with which theaffinity for the antigen is lower than the affinity for a non-specificantigen may be at least 10,000 fold. The term “K_(D)” (M), as usedherein, refers to the dissociation equilibrium constant of a particularantibody-antigen interaction.

The term “human CD3” as used herein, refers to the human Cluster ofDifferentiation 3 protein which is part of the T cell co-receptorprotein complex and is composed of four distinct chains. CD3 is alsofound in other species, and thus, the term “CD3” may be used herein andis not limited to human CD3 unless contradicted by context. In mammals,the complex contains a CD3γ (gamma) chain (human CD3γ chain SwissprotP09693, or cynomolgus monkey CD3γ Swissprot Q95LI7), a CD3δ (delta)chain (human CD3δ Swissprot P04234, or cynomolgus monkey CD3δ SwissprotQ95LI8), two CD3ε (epsilon) chains (human CD3ε Swissprot P07766; orcynomolgus CD3ε Swissprot Q95LI5), rhesus CD3ε (Swissprot G7 NCB9), anda CD3ζ-chain (zeta) chain (human CD3ζ Swissprot P20963, cynomolgusmonkey CD3ζ Swissprot Q09TK0). These chains associate with a moleculeknown as the T cell receptor (TCR) and generate an activation signal inT lymphocytes. The TCR and CD3 molecules together comprise the TCRcomplex.

It is within the knowledge of the skilled person that amino acidsequences referred to as Swissprot numbers include a signal peptidewhich is removed after translation of the protein. Thus, proteins, suchas CD3, present on cell surfaces do not include the signal peptide. Inparticular, the amino acid sequences listed in Table 1 do not containsuch signal peptide. Such proteins as listed in Table 1 may be termed“mature proteins”. Thus, SEQ ID NO: 398 shows the amino acid sequence ofmature human CD35 (delta), SEQ ID NO: 399 shows the amino acid sequenceof mature human CD3ε (epsilon), SEQ ID NO: 403 shows the amino acidsequence of mature cynomolgus CD3ε, and SEQ ID NO: 404 shows the aminoacid sequence of mature rhesus CD3ε. Thus, the term “mature” as usedherein, refers to a protein which does not comprise any signal or leadersequence.

It is well-known that signal peptide sequence homology, length, and thecleavage site position, varies significantly between different proteins.Signal peptides may be determined by different methods, e.g. SEQ ID NO:399 of the present invention has been determined according to theSignalP application (available on www.cbs.dtu.dk/services/SignalP/).

In a particular embodiment, the humanized or chimeric antibody of thepresent invention binds the epsilon chain of CD3, such as the epsilonchain of human CD3 (SEQ ID NO: 399). In yet another particularembodiment, the humanized or chimeric antibody binds an epitope withinamino acids 1-27 of the N-terminal part of human CD3ε(epsilon) (SEQ IDNO: 402). In such a particular embodiment, the antibody may even furthercross-react with other non-human primate species, such as cynomolgusmonkeys (cynomolgus CD3 epsilon SEQ ID NO: 403) and/or rhesus monkeys(rhesus CD3 epsilon SEQ ID NO: 404).

An antibody according to the present invention comprising the CDRsequences as defined herein, further comprising framework regions maydiffer in sequence outside the CDR sequences but still retains the fullbinding ability as compared to the original antibody. Thus, the presentinvention also relates to antibodies comprising an amino acid sequenceof the variable region having a certain sequence identity to anysequence herein described.

The term “sequence identity” as used in the context of the presentinvention, refers to the percent identity between two sequences as afunction of the number of identical positions shared by the sequences(i.e., % homology=# of identical positions/total # of positions×100),taking into account the number of gaps, and the length of each gap,which need to be introduced for optimal alignment of the two sequences.The percent identity between two nucleotide or amino acid sequences maye.g. be determined using the algorithm of E. Meyers and W. Miller [21].In addition, the percent identity between two amino acid sequences maybe determined using the Needleman and Wunsch algorithm [22]. Multiplealignments are preferably performed using the Clustal W algorithm [23](as used e.g., in Vector NTI Advance® software version 11.5; InvitrogenInc.).

Thus, in one embodiment of the present invention, the antibody comprisesa binding region comprising a heavy chain variable (VH) region, whereinsaid VH region comprises the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 regions having thethree CDR sequences selected from one of the groups consisting of;

-   -   a) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 54, 2,        3 [T31 M];    -   b) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 58, 2,        3 [T31P];    -   c) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 106,        3 [N57E];    -   d) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        176 [H101G];    -   e) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        184 [H101N];    -   f) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        220 [G105P];    -   g) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        236 [S110A];    -   h) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        244 [S110G];    -   i) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        284 [Y114 M];    -   j) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        292 [Y114R];    -   k) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        298 [Y114V]; and    -   l) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences having at least 90% or at least        95% amino acid sequence identity, in total across the three CDR        sequences, to any one of the three CDR sequences as set forth        in a) to k), provided that the CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences do        not have the sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3.

The VH region, as illustrate in the sequence table 1 of the presentdocument, consists of 125 amino acid sequence. Thus a second VH sequenceconsisting of 125 amino acids whereof 124 amino acid positions areidentical with the one of the first VH sequences listed above has 99.2%sequence identity with said first VH sequence. A second sequenceconsisting of 125 amino acids whereof 120 amino acid positons areidentical with one of the first VH sequences listed above have 96%sequence identity with said first VH sequence. A second sequenceconsisting of 125 amino acids whereof 115 amino acid positions areidentical with one of the first VH sequences listed above have 92%sequence identity with said first VH sequence.

In a particular embodiment thereof, the VH region has at least 96% aminoacid sequence identity to at least one of the VH sequences as specifiedin said group.

In one embodiment of the invention the mutations are located in theframe work regions of the VH region. Hence, in some embodiments thethree CDR sequences of the VH region are 100% identical to theantibodies of the present invention, but amino acid variation may occurin the frame work region of the VH region. Such amino acid variation inthe frame work region may preferably not change the binding affinity ofthe antibody to CD3 compare to the antibody when the CDRs are comprisedin the reference frame of SEQ ID NO: 407.

The mutations in the VH sequence causing variations in the sequenceidentity may preferably be conservative, physical or functional aminoacids. Substituting amino acids with similar amino acids may increasethe likelihood of keeping the functionality of the parent antibody.

In one embodiment of the invention the antibody is a humanized antibody.

In one embodiment of the invention the antibody is a full-lengthantibody.

The humanized antibody according to the present invention may begenerated by comparison of the heavy and light chain variable regionamino acid sequences against a database of human germline variableregion sequences in order to identify the heavy and light chain humansequence with the appropriate degree of homology for use as humanvariable framework regions. A series of humanized heavy and light chainvariable regions may be designed by grafting, e.g. the murine, CDRs ontothe framework regions (identified as described above) and, if necessary,by back-mutation (mutation of one or more of the human amino acidresidues in the framework regions back to the non-human amino acid atthe specific position(s)) to the specific murine sequence of residuesidentified which may be critical to the restoration of the antibodybinding efficiency. Variant sequences with the lowest incidence ofpotential T cell epitopes may then be selected as determined byapplication of in silico technologies; iTope™ and TCED™ ([24], [25], and[26]).

Furthermore, the humanized antibodies according to the present inventionmay also be “deimmunized”. Deimmunization may be desired, as within aprotein sequence, such as a humanized antibody according to the presentinvention, the presence of human T cell epitopes may increase theimmunogenicity risk profile as they have the potential to activatehelper T cells. Such activation of helper T cells may be avoided bydeimmunization. Deimmunization may be performed by introducing amutation in the amino acid sequence of the humanized antibody in orderto remove the T cell epitopes without significantly reducing the bindingaffinity of the antibody.

Thus, in one embodiment of the present invention, the humanized antibodymay be produced by a method comprising the steps of (i) comparing thenon-human full variable heavy chain sequence and/or the full variablelight chain sequence to a database of human germline sequences, (ii)selecting the human germline sequence having the highest homology to thenon-human sequence to obtain a humanized sequence, (iii) optimizing thehumanized sequence by back-mutation(s) if required, and (iv) expressingthe sequence in a suitable expression system.

Thus, a full-length antibody according to the present invention may beproduced by a method comprising the steps of (i) comparing the non-humanvariable heavy chain sequence and the variable light chain sequences toa database of human germline sequences, (ii) selecting the humangermline sequence having the highest homology to the non-human sequence,(iii) grafting of the non-human CDRs in to the selected human germ-lineto obtain a humanized sequence, (iv) optimizing the humanized sequencesby back-mutation(s) if required, (v) identifying constant heavy andlight chain sequences, and (vi) expressing the complete heavy chainsequences and complete light chain sequences in suitable expressionsystems. A full-length antibody according to the present invention may,thus, be produced as described in Example 1. It is within the knowledgeof the skilled person to produce a full-length antibody when startingout from either CDR sequences or full variable region sequences. Thus,the skilled person would know how to generate a full-length antibodyaccording to the present invention.

The term “complete heavy chain sequences” as used herein, refers to asequence consisting of variable heavy chain and constant heavy chainsequences.

The term “complete light chain sequences” as used herein, refers to asequence consisting of variable light chain and constant light chainsequences.

Back-mutation(s) may be introduced by standard DNA mutagenesis. Suchstandard techniques for DNA mutagenesis are described in [18].Alternatively, use of commercially available kits such as Quickchange™Site-Directed Mutagenesis Kit (Stratagene), or the desiredback-mutations may be introduced by de novo DNA synthesis.

Thus, in one embodiment, the antibody is a humanized antibody.

Chimeric antibodies may be generated by substituting all constant regionsequences of a non-human (such as murine) antibody with constant regionsequences of human origin. Thus, fully non-human variable regionsequences are maintained in the chimeric antibody. Thus, a chimericantibody according to the present invention may be produced by a methodcomprising the step of expressing the non-human variable heavy chain(SEQ ID NO: 405), non-human variable light chain sequences (SEQ ID NO:406), human constant heavy chain and human constant light chainsequences in suitable expression systems, and thereby generating afull-length chimeric antibody. Alternative methods may be used. Suchmethods of producing a chimeric antibody is within the knowledge of theskilled person, and thus, the skilled person would know how to produce achimeric antibody according to the present invention. Thus to make achimeric antibody according to the present invention one would introducethe mutations according to the invention in the non-human (such asmurine) VH or VL sequence.

Thus, in one embodiment, the antibody is a chimeric antibody.

In one embodiment, the antibody is a full-length antibody. The term“full-length antibody” as used herein, refers to an antibody (e.g., aparent or variant antibody) which contains all heavy and light chainconstant and variable domains correspond to those that are normallyfound in a wild-type antibody of that isotype.

In one embodiment, the antibody comprises an Fc region comprising afirst and a second immunoglobulin heavy chain.

The term “Fc region” as used herein, refers to a region comprising, inthe direction from the N- to C-terminal, at least a hinge region, a CH2region and a CH3 region. An Fc region may further comprise a CH1 regionat the N-terminal end of the hinge region.

The term “hinge region” as used herein refers to the hinge region of animmunoglobulin heavy chain. Thus, for example the hinge region of ahuman IgG1 antibody corresponds to amino acids 216-230 according to theEu numbering as set forth in Kabat.

Unless otherwise stated or contradicted by context, the amino acids ofthe constant region sequences are herein numbered according to theEu-index of numbering (described in [27]) and may be termed “accordingto the Eu numbering as set forth in Kabat”, “Eu numbering according toKabat”, or “according to the Eu numbering system”.

The term “CH1 region” or “CH1 domain” as used herein, refers to the CH1region of an immunoglobulin heavy chain. Thus, for example the CH1region of a human IgG1 antibody corresponds to amino acids 118-215according to the Eu numbering system. However, the CH1 region may alsobe any of the other subtypes as described herein.

The term “CH2 region” or “CH2 domain” as used herein, refers to the CH2region of an immunoglobulin heavy chain. Thus, for example the CH2region of a human IgG1 antibody corresponds to amino acids 231-340according to the Eu numbering system. However, the CH2 region may alsobe any of the other subtypes as described herein.

The term “CH3 region” or “CH3 domain” as used herein, refers to the CH3region of an immunoglobulin heavy chain. Thus, for example the CH3region of a human IgG1 antibody corresponds to amino acids 341-447according to the Eu numbering system. However, the CH3 region may alsobe any of the other subtypes as described herein.

In one embodiment, the isotype of the immunoglobulin heavy chain isselected from the group consisting of IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4. Theimmunoglobulin heavy chain may be any allotype within each of theimmunoglobulin classes, such as IgG1m(f) (SEQ ID NO: 407). Thus, in oneparticular embodiment, the isotype of the immunoglobulin heavy chains isan IgG1, or any allotype thereof, such as IgG1m(f) (SEQ ID NO: 407).

When targeting the antigen CD3 which is part of the T cell Receptor(TCR), the T cell specific mechanisms of cell killing is desirable.Other effector functions, e.g. complement activation, may not be wanted,and therefore, reduction of effector functions is desirable. C1q bindingis the first step in the complement cascade, and therefore serves as anindicator for complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) capacity ofantibodies. If binding of C1q to the antibody can be avoided, activationof the complement cascade can be avoided as well.

Thus, in one embodiment, the antibody comprises an Fc region which hasbeen modified so that binding of C1q to said antibody is reducedcompared to a wild-type antibody by at least 70%, at least 80%, at least90%, at least 95%, at least 97%, at least 99%, at least 99.9% or 100%,wherein C1q binding is determined by ELISA. In a preferred embodimentthe antibody comprises an Fc region, which has been modified so that thebinding of C1q to said antibody is reduced compared to a wild-typeantibody by at least 99% to a 100%, wherein C1q binding is determined byELISA.

The term “modified” as used herein, refers to the amino acid sequence ofan Fc region which is not identical to the amino acid sequence of awild-type Fc region. I.e. amino acid residues in specific positions ofthe wild-type Fc region have been substituted, deleted or inserted inorder to alter, for example, the binding site for C1q, binding site forother effector molecules or binding to Fc Receptors (FcRs). Suchmodification(s) of the amino acid sequence may be prepared bysubstituting one or more amino acids with a conservative amino acid ormay be prepared by substituting one or more amino acids with analternative amino acid which is physically and/or functionally similarto the amino acid present in the wild-type. Substitutions may also beprepared by substituting with a non-conservative amino acid.

In the context of the present invention, amino acids may be described asconservative or non-conservative amino acids, and may therefore beclassified accordingly. Amino acid residues may also be divided intoclasses defined by alternative physical and functional properties. Thus,classes of amino acids may be reflected in one or both of the followingtables:

Amino Acid Residue of Conservative Class

Acidic Residues D and E Basic Residues K, R, and H Hydrophilic UnchargedResidues S, T, N, and Q Aliphatic Uncharged Residues G, A, V, L, and INon-polar Uncharged Residues C, M,and P Aromatic Residues F, Y, and W

Alternative Physical and Functional Classifications of Amino AcidResidues

Alcohol group-containing residues S and T Aliphatic residues I, L, V,and M Cycloalkenyl-associated residues F, H, W, and Y Hydrophobicresidues A, C, F, G, H, I, L, M, R, T, V, W, and Y Negatively chargedresidues D and E Polar residues C, D, E, H, K, N, Q, R, S, and TPositively charged residues H, K, and R Small residues A, C, D, G, N, P,S, T, and V Very small residues A, G, and S Residues involved in turnformation A, C, D, E, G, H, K, N, Q, R, S, P, and T Flexible residues Q,T, K, S, G, P, D, E, and R

In the context of the present invention, a substitution in an antibody,such as a humanized or chimeric antibody, is indicated as:

Original amino acid—position—substituted amino acid;

Referring to the well-recognized nomenclature for amino acids, the threeletter code, or one letter code, is used, including the codes Xaa and Xto indicate any amino acid residue. Accordingly, the notation “L234F” or“Leu234 Phe” means, that the antibody comprises a substitution ofLeucine with Phenylalanine in amino acid position 234.

Substitution of an amino acid at a given position to any other aminoacid is referred to as:

Original amino acid—position; or e.g. “L234”.

For a modification where the original amino acid(s) and/or substitutedamino acid(s) may comprise more than one, but not all amino acid(s), themore than one amino acid may be separated by “,” or “/”. E.g. thesubstitution of Leucine for Phenylalanine, Arginine, Lysine orTryptophan in position 234 is:

“Leu234 Phe,Arg,Lys,Trp” or “Leu234 Phe/Arg/Lys/Trp” or “L234F,R,K,W” or“L234F/R/K/W” or “L234 to F, R, K or W”

Such designation may be used interchangeably in the context of theinvention but have the same meaning and purpose.

Furthermore, the term “a substitution” embraces a substitution into anyone of the other nineteen natural amino acids, or into other aminoacids, such as non-natural amino acids. For example, a substitution ofamino acid L in position 234 includes each of the followingsubstitutions: 234A, 234C, 234D, 234E, 234F, 234G, 234H, 234I, 234K, 234M, 234N, 234Q, 234R, 234S, 234T, 234V, 234W, 234P, and 234Y. This is, bythe way, equivalent to the designation 234X, wherein the X designatesany amino acid other than the original amino acid. These substitutionscan also be designated L234A, L234C, etc., or L234A,C,etc., orL234A/C/etc. The same applies by analogy to each and every positionmentioned herein, to specifically include herein any one of suchsubstitutions.

The antibody according to the invention may also comprise a deletion ofan amino acid residue. Such deletion may be denoted “del”, and includes,e.g., writing as L234 del. Thus, in such embodiments, the Leucine inposition 234 has been deleted from the amino acid sequence.

The terms “amino acid” and “amino acid residue” may herein be usedinterchangeably.

In one embodiment of the invention, the antibody comprises a bindingregion comprising a heavy chain variable (VH) region, wherein said VHregion comprises the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 regions having the three CDRsequences selected from one of the groups consisting of;

-   -   a) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 54, 2,        3 [T31 M];    -   b) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 58, 2,        3 [T31P];    -   c) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 106,        3 [N57E];    -   d) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        176 [H101G];    -   e) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        184 [H101N];    -   f) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        220 [G105P];    -   g) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        236 [S110A];    -   h) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        244 [S110G];    -   i) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        284 [Y114 M];    -   j) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        292 [Y114R];    -   k) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        298 [Y114V], and    -   l) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences as specified in a) to k) having        at most 5 further mutations or substitutions, at most 4 further        mutations or substitutions, at most 3 further mutations or        substitutions, at most 2 further mutations or substitutions, or        at most 1 further mutation or substitution, in total across the        three CDR sequences, and which mutations or substitutions        preferably do not modify the binding affinity to human CD3.

In one embodiments of the invention the further mutations orsubstitutions are conservative, physical or functional amino acids.

In some embodiments binding to CD3 may be binding to full length CD3such as CD3 present on a T cell. In other embodiments binding to CD3 maybe binding to a CD3 peptide e.g. as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 402. Bindingto the CD3 peptide and whether or not any further mutations may modifybinding to CD3 can be determined by Bio-Layer Interferometry asdisclosed in Example 7.

In one embodiment, the antibody comprises an Fc region comprising afirst and a second immunoglobulin heavy chain.

The term “C1q binding” as used herein, refers to the binding of C1q toan antibody, when said antibody is bound to its antigen. The term “boundto its antigen” as used herein, refers to binding of an antibody to itsantigen both in vivo and in vitro.

The term “reduced” as used herein when referring to C1q binding, refersto the ability of the antibody according to the invention to reduce,minimize or even completely inhibit the binding of C1q to the antibodywhen compared to the C1q binding to a wild-type antibody.

The term “reduced” or “reducing” as used herein or any variation thereofwhen used in relation to binding affinity of an antibody binding tohuman CD3, refers to a binding affinity that is lower when compared to areference binding affinity. In this context, the reference bindingaffinity may be the binding affinity of reference antibody specified bythe VH sequence SEQ ID NO: 4 and the VL sequence SEQ ID NO: 8 whenbinding to the CD3 peptide as SEQ ID NO: 402 and determined by Bio-LayerInterferometry as described in example 7.

The term “binding affinity” as used herein refers to the binding of anantibody to a predetermined antigen or target to which binding typicallyis with an affinity corresponding to a K_(D). The term “K_(D)” (M), asused herein, refers to the dissociation equilibrium constant of aparticular antibody-antigen interaction.

The term “wild-type antibody” as used herein, in relation to use incomparison assays of an antibody according to the present invention,refers to an antibody which is identical to the antibody to be testedexcept for not being inert. In this context, the term “inert” refers toa modified Fc region having reduced or no binding of C1q, i.e. where C1qbinding is determined by ELISA; reduced or no Fc-mediated T cellproliferation as determined in a PBMC based functional assay, i.e. Tcell proliferation is measured in a peripheral blood mononuclear cell(PBMC)-based functional assay; and/or reduced or no Fc-mediated CD69expression as determined in a PBMC-based functional assay. Thus, thewild-type antibody comprises the naturally occurring amino acids in theimmunoglobulin heavy chains, i.e. an antibody which does not compriseany amino acid modifications which may alter or reduce the ability ofthe antibody to interact with e.g. C1q, Fc Receptors or the like. Thus,such a wild-type antibody will remain an activating antibody which isable to bind e.g. C1q. A wild-type antibody and an antibody of thepresent invention may comprise other amino acid modifications than thoseaffecting the antibody's ability of inducing effector functions, inorder to make the antibody a bispecific antibody or the like.

The term “ELISA” as used herein refers to enzyme-linked immunosorbentassay which is a test that uses antibodies and color change to identifya substance. A first specific antibody is attached to the plate surface.Thereby the protein from a sample is added wherein binding to said firstspecific antibody is tested. A second antibody binding the antibody fromthe sample is added. The second antibody is linked to an enzyme, and, inthe final step, a substance containing the enzyme's substrate is added.The subsequent reaction produces a detectable signal, most commonly acolor change in the substrate. The concept of the ELISA method iswell-known within the art and various ways of performing an ELISA arecontemplated to be part of a method to evaluate the antibody accordingto the invention

Specifically, the ability of an antibody according to the presentinvention to bind C1q may be determined by ELISA comprising the steps of(i) coating said antibody on a 96-well plate, (ii) adding 3% serum,(iii) adding an anti-human C1q antibody, (iv) developing the plate, and(v) measuring OD405 nm. Thus, in one embodiment, the antibody comprisesan Fc region which has been modified so that binding of C1q to saidantibody is reduced compared to a wild-type antibody by at least 70%, atleast 80%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 97%, or 100%, whereinC1q binding is determined by ELISA comprising the steps of (i) coatingsaid antibodies on a 96-well plate, (ii) adding 3% serum, (iii) addingan anti-human C1q, (iv) developing the plate, and (v) measuring OD405nm.

The terms “Fc Receptor” or “FcR” as used herein, refers to a proteinfound on the surface of certain cells. FcRs bind to the Fc region ofantibodies. There are several different types of FcRs which areclassified based on the type of antibody they recognize. E.g. Fcγ(gamma) Receptors bind to antibodies of the IgG class.

The terms “Fcγ Receptor”, “Fc gamma Receptor” or “FcγR” as used herein,refers to a group of Fc Receptors belonging to the immunoglobulinsuperfamily and is the most important Fc receptors for inducingphagocytosis of opsonized (coated) microbes. This family includesseveral members, FcγRI (CD64), FcγRIIa (CD32a), FcγRIIb (CD32b),FcγRIIIa (CD16a), FcγRIIIb (CD16b), which differ in their antibodyaffinities due to their different molecular structure.

Fc-mediated effector functions form part of the biological activity ofhuman immunoglobulin G (IgG) molecules. Examples of such effectorfunctions include e.g. antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity(ADCC) and complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) which are triggeredby the binding of various effector molecules to the Fc region. In thecontext of the present invention, “Fc binding”, “Fc Receptor binding”,“FcR binding”, and “binding of an antibody Fc region to FcR” refers tothe binding of the Fc region to an Fc Receptor (FcR) or an effectormolecule. The terms “FcγR binding” and “FcγRI binding” refer to bindingto or with an Fc region to the Fc gamma Receptor and Fc gamma ReceptorI, respectively. When a CD3 antibody binds T cells, the wild-type Fcregion of the CD3 antibody binds to FcRs present on other cells, e.g.monocytes, which leads to non-specific, Fc-mediated activation of the Tcell. Such non-specific, Fc-mediated activation of T cells may beundesired. T cells may also be activated by targeted, ortarget-specific, T cell activation. Such targeted T cell activation maybe highly desirable for the treatment of a range of indications, such ascancer. The term “targeted T cell activation” as used herein, refers todirecting the T cells to specific cells, such as tumor cells by use of abispecific antibody comprising a first binding region binding a specifictarget, such as a tumor target on a tumor cell, and a second bindingregion binding a T cell specific target, such as CD3. Thus, targeting ofT cells to specific cells, e.g. tumor cells, may be facilitated by useof a bispecific antibody, wherein one of the binding regions binds CD3present on the T cell and the other binding region binds a targetspecific antigen, e.g. on a tumor cell. Although, non-specific,Fc-mediated T cells activation may still be possible and therefore suchundesired non-specific, Fc-mediated T cell activation via Fc-mediatedcross-linking should be avoided and may be disabled by making the Fcregion inert for such activity. Thereby, interaction between said inertFc region with Fc Receptors present is prevented.

An antibody according to the present invention may comprisemodifications in the Fc region. When an antibody comprises suchmodifications it may become an inert, or non-activating, antibody. Theterm “inertness”, “inert” or “non-activating” as used herein, refers toan Fc region which is at least not able to bind any Fcγ Receptors,induce Fc-mediated cross-linking via FcRs, or induce FcR-mediatedcross-linking of target antigens via the Fc region, or is not able tobind C1q. The inertness of an Fc region of a humanized or chimeric CD3antibody is advantageously tested using the antibody in a monospecificformat although an inert Fc region so identified can be used inbispecific or other humanized or chimeric multispecific CD3 antibodies.

Several variants can be constructed to make the Fc region of an antibodyinactive for interactions with Fc gamma Receptors and C1q fortherapeutic antibody development. Examples of such variants aredescribed herein.

Thus, in one embodiment, the antibody comprises an Fc region which hasbeen modified so that said antibody mediates reduced Fc-mediated T cellproliferation compared to a wild-type antibody by at least 50%, at least60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90%, at least 99% or 100%,wherein said T cell proliferation is measured in a peripheral bloodmononuclear cell (PBMC)-based functional assay.

The term “reduce” when referring to T cell proliferation, refers to theability of the antibody according to the invention to reduce, minimizeor even completely inhibit the proliferation of T cells when compared tothe proliferation of T cells bound by a wild-type antibody. The abilityof an antibody to reduce T cell proliferation may be evaluated by aPBMC-based functional assay. In one embodiment the assay is performedwith human PBMCs. In another embodiment the assay is performed withcynomolgus PBMCs. In yet another embodiment, the assay is performed withrhesus PBMCs. Since the antibodies according to the present inventionare cross-reactive, a PBMC-based assay as herein described may beperformed with any species PBMCs to show reduction of T cellproliferation as long as the species PBMC used are within thecross-reactivity spectra of the antibodies, e.g. human, cynomolgus orrhesus monkeys.

The term “peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC)-based functionalassay” as used herein refers to an assay used for evaluating afunctional feature of the antibody of the present invention, such as theability of said antibody to affect T cell proliferation or CD69expression, wherein the only cells present are peripheral bloodmononuclear cells. Thus, in one embodiment, T cell proliferation ismeasured by a method comprising the steps of incubating PBMCs withantibody in the range of 1-1000 ng/mL at 37° C. in a 5% (vol/vol) CO₂humidified incubator for three days, adding a chemical compound, such asBrdU, which is incorporated into the DNA of proliferating cells,incubating for five hrs., pelleting cells, drying cells, optionallystoring the cells at 4° C., coating cells to ELISA plates, incubatingwith anti-BrdU-peroxidase for 90 min at room temperature, developing forabout 30 min with 1 mg/mL 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid), adding 100 μL 2% oxalic acidto stop the reaction, and measuring absorbance at 405 nm in a suitablemicroplate reader.

The term “proliferation” as used herein, refers to cell growth in thecontext of cell division.

The term “BrdU” as used herein, refers to 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine, whichis a homologue to thymidine. When BrdU is added to cell culture for alimited period of time (e.g. 4 hours) it will be incorporated into theDNA of proliferating cells. After fixing the cells, detection ofincorporated BrdU may be performed in an ELISA usinganti-BrdU-peroxidase. BrdU incorporation is therefore a measure forproliferation.

In one embodiment, the antibody comprises an Fc region which has beenmodified so that said antibody reduces Fc-mediated CD69 expression by atleast 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90%, atleast 99% or 100% when compared to a wild-type antibody wherein saidFc-mediated CD69 expression is determined in a PBMC-based functionalassay.

In particular, the term “reduce” when referring to expression level ofthe T cell activation marker CD69, refers to a reduction in expressionlevel of CD69 when compared to expression level of CD69 when the T cellis bound by a wild-type antibody bound to CD3 and interacting with an Fcreceptor. An antibody's ability to reduce expression of CD69 may beevaluated by a PBMC-based functional. Thus, in one embodiment,expression of CD69 is measured by a method comprising the steps ofincubating PBMCs with an antibody in the range of 1-1000 ng/mL at 37° C.in a 5% (vol/vol) CO₂ humidified incubator for 16-24 hrs, washing thecells, staining the cells at 4° C. with a mouse anti-human CD28-PE andmouse-anti-human CD69-APC antibody, and determining CD69-expression onCD28 positive cells by flow cytometry.

The term “CD69” as used herein, refers to Cluster of Differentiation 69which is a human transmembrane C-Type lectin protein encoded by the CD69gene. Activation of T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells, both invivo and in vitro, induces expression of CD69. CD69 function as a signaltransmitting receptor involved in cellular activation events includingproliferation, functions as a signal-transmitting receptor inlymphocytes, including natural killer cells and platelets, and theinduction of specific genes.

The term “peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC)-based functionalassay” as used herein refers to an assay used for evaluating afunctional feature of the antibody of the present invention, such as theability of said antibody to affect T cell proliferation or CD69expression, wherein the only cells present are peripheral bloodmononuclear cells. A PBMC-based functional assay comprises the steps of(i) incubating PBMCs with an antibody at 37° C. in a 5% (vol/vol) CO₂humidified incubator for about 16-24 hrs, (ii) washing the cells, (iii)staining the cells at 4° C. with a mouse anti-human CD28-PE andmouse-anti-human CD69-APC antibody, and (iv) determining the CD69expression on CD28 positive cells by flow cytometry, when CD69expression is evaluated.

Amino acids in the Fc region that play a dominant role in theinteractions with C1q and the Fc Gamma Receptors may be modified.Examples of amino acid positions that may be modified include positionsL234, L235 and P331. Combinations thereof, such as L234F/L235E/P331S,can cause a profound decrease in binding to human CD64, CD32A, CD16 andC1q.

Hence, in one embodiment, the amino acid in at least one positioncorresponding to L234, L235 and P331, may be A, A and S, respectively([1], [28]). Also, L234F and L235E amino acid substitutions can resultin Fc regions with abrogated interactions with Fc Gamma Receptors andC1q ([29]-[30]). Hence, in one embodiment, the amino acids in thepositions corresponding to L234 and L235, may be F and E, respectively.A D265A amino acid substitution can decrease binding to all Fc gammaReceptors and prevent ADCC ([31]). Hence, in one embodiment, the aminoacid in the position corresponding to D265 may be A. Binding to C1q canbe abrogated by mutating positions D270, K322, P329, and P331. Mutatingthese positions to either D270A or K322A or P329A or P331A can make theantibody deficient in CDC activity ([32]). Hence, in one embodiment, theamino acids in at least one position corresponding to D270, K322, P329and P331, may be A, A, A, and A, respectively.

An alternative approach to minimize the interaction of the Fc regionwith Fc gamma Receptors and C1q is by removal of the glycosylation siteof an antibody. Mutating position N297 to e.g. Q, A, and E removes aglycosylation site which is critical for IgG-Fc gamma Receptorinteractions. Hence, in one embodiment, the amino acid in a positioncorresponding to N297, may be G, Q, A or E ([33]). Another alternativeapproach to minimize interaction of the Fc region with Fc gammaReceptors may be obtained by the following mutations; P238A, A327Q,P329A or E233P/L234V/L235A/G236 del ([31]).

Alternatively, human IgG2 and IgG4 subclasses are considered naturallycompromised in their interactions with C1q and Fc gamma Receptorsalthough, interactions with Fcγ Receptors (Fc gamma Receptors) werereported ([34]-[35]). Mutations abrogating these residual interactionscan be made in both isotypes, resulting in reduction of unwantedside-effects associated with FcR binding. For IgG2, these include L234Aand G237A, and for IgG4, L235E. Hence, in one embodiment, the amino acidin a position corresponding to L234 and G237 in a human IgG2 heavychain, may be A and A, respectively. In one embodiment, the amino acidin a position corresponding to L235 in a human IgG4 heavy chain, may beE.

Other approaches to further minimize the interaction with Fc gammaReceptors and C1q in IgG2 antibodies include those described in [36] and[37].

The hinge region of the antibody can also be of importance with respectto interactions with Fc gamma Receptors and complement ([38]-[39]).Accordingly, mutations in or deletion of the hinge region can influenceeffector functions of an antibody.

The term “cross-linking” as used herein, refers to the indirect bridgingof antibody Fab arm(s) (monovalently or bivalently) bound to the targetantigen by FcR-bearing cell through binding to the antibody Fc region.Thus, an antibody which binds its target antigen on targetantigen-bearing cells may cross-link with another cell expressing FcRs.

The term “unspecific killing” as used herein, refers to the killing ofcells by the cytotoxic function of T cells or other effector cells,through tumor target antigen-independent activation of said cells. Thus,by unspecific killing is meant that the tumor-target bearing cells maybe killed by e.g. cytotoxic T cells and not by the antibody binding thetumor target by e.g. induction of CDC.

A non-activating Fc region may be obtained by modifying one or more ofat least five specific amino acid positions in the Fc region.

In one embodiment, the antibody comprises an Fc region comprising afirst and a second immunoglobulin heavy chain.

Thus, in one embodiment, the antibody comprises a first and a secondimmunoglobulin heavy chain, wherein in at least one of said first andsecond immunoglobulin heavy chains one or more amino acids in thepositions corresponding to positions L234, L235, D265, N297, and P331 ina human IgG1 heavy chain, are not L, L, D, N, and P, respectively.

In one embodiment, in both the first and second heavy chains one or moreamino acids in the position corresponding to positions L234, L235, D265,N297, and P331 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are not L, L, D, N, and P,respectively.

In another embodiment, in at least one of the first and second heavychains one or more amino acids in the positions corresponding topositions L234, L235 and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are not L, Land D, respectively, and the amino acids in the positions correspondingto N297 and P331 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are N and P, respectively.

The term “amino acid corresponding to positions” as used herein refersto an amino acid position number in a human IgG1 heavy chain. Unlessotherwise stated or contradicted by context, the amino acids of theconstant region sequences are herein numbered according to the Eu-indexof numbering (described in [27]). Thus, an amino acid or segment in onesequence that “corresponds to” an amino acid or segment in anothersequence is one that aligns with the other amino acid or segment using astandard sequence alignment program such as ALIGN, ClustalW or similar,typically at default settings and has at least 50%, at least 80%, atleast 90%, or at least 95% identity to a human IgG1 heavy chain. It isconsidered well-known in the art how to align a sequence or segment in asequence and thereby determine the corresponding position in a sequenceto an amino acid position according to the present invention.

In the context of the present invention, the amino acid may be definedas described above.

The term “the amino acid is not” or similar wording when referring toamino acids in a heavy chain is to be understood to mean that the aminoacid is any other amino acid than the specific amino acid mentioned. Forexample, the amino acid in the position corresponding to L234 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain is not L, means that the amino acid may be any of theother naturally or non-naturally occurring amino acids than L.

In one embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavy chainsthe amino acid in the position corresponding to position D265 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain, is not D.

In one embodiment, in at least one of the first and second heavy chainsthe amino acid in the position corresponding to D265 in a human IgG1heavy chain, is not D, and the amino acids in the positionscorresponding to positions N297 and P331 in a human IgG1 heavy chain,are N and P, respectively.

In one embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to position D265 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain is hydrophobic or polar amino acids.

The term “hydrophobic” as used herein in relation to an amino acidresidue, refers to an amino acid residue selected from the groupconsisting of; A, C, F, G, H, I, L, M, R, T, V, W, and Y. Thus, in oneembodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavy chains theamino acid in the position corresponding to position D265 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain is selected from the group of amino acids consistingof; A, C, F, G, H, I, L, M, R, T, V, W and Y.

The term “polar” as used herein in relation to amino acid residues,refers to any amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of;C, D, E, H, K, N, Q, R, S, and T. Thus, in one embodiment, in at leastone of said first and second heavy chains the amino acid in the positioncorresponding to position D265 in a human heavy chain is selected fromthe group consisting of; C, E, H, K, N, Q, R, S, and T.

In another embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavychains the amino acid in the position corresponding to position D265 ina human IgG1 heavy chain is an aliphatic uncharged, aromatic or acidicamino acid.

The term “aliphatic uncharged” as used herein in relation to amino acidresidues, refers to any amino acid residue selected from the groupconsisting of: A, G, I, L, and V. Thus, in one embodiment, in at leastone of said first and second heavy chains the amino acid in the positioncorresponding to position D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is selectedfrom the group consisting of; A, G, I, L, and V.

The term “aromatic” as used herein in relation to amino acid residues,refers to any amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of:F, T, and W. Thus, in one embodiment, in at least one of said first andsecond heavy chains the amino acid in the position corresponding toposition D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is selected from the groupconsisting of; F, T, and W.

The term “acidic” as used herein in relation to amino acid residues,refers to any amino acid residue chosen from the group consisting of: Dand E. Thus, in one embodiment, in at least one of said first and secondheavy chains the amino acid in the position corresponding to positionD265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is selected from the group consistingof; D and E.

In a particular embodiment, in at least one of said first and secondheavy chains the amino acid in the position corresponding to positionD265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is selected from the group consistingof; A, E, F, G, I, L, T, V, and W.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacid in the position corresponding to position D265 in a human IgG1heavy chain, is not D.

In one embodiment, in both the first and second heavy chains the aminoacid in the position corresponding to D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain,is not D, and the amino acids in the positions corresponding topositions N297 and P331 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are N and P,respectively.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacid in the position corresponding to position D265 in a human IgG1heavy chain is hydrophobic or polar amino acid.

The term “hydrophobic” as used herein in relation to an amino acidresidue, refers to an amino acid residue selected from the groupconsisting of; A, C, F, G, H, I, L, M, R, T, V, W, and Y. Thus, in oneembodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the amino acid inthe position corresponding to position D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chainis selected from the group of amino acids consisting of; A, C, F, G, H,I, L, M, R, T, V, W and Y.

The term “polar” as used herein in relation to amino acid residues,refers to any amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of;C, D, E, H, K, N, Q, R, S, and T. Thus, in one embodiment, in both saidfirst and second heavy chains the amino acid in the positioncorresponding to position D265 in a human heavy chain is selected fromthe group consisting of; C, E, H, K, N, Q, R, S, and T. In oneembodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the amino acid inthe position corresponding to position D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chainis selected from the group of amino acids consisting of; A, C, F, G, H,I, L, M, R, T, V, W and Y.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to position D265 in a human heavychain is selected from the group consisting of; C, E, H, K, N, Q, R, S,and T.

In another embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains theamino acid in the position corresponding to position D265 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain is aliphatic uncharged, aromatic or acidic amino acids.

The term “aliphatic uncharged” as used herein in relation to amino acidresidues, refers to any amino acid residue selected from the groupconsisting of: A, G, I, L, and V. Thus, in one embodiment, in both saidfirst and second heavy chains the amino acid in the positioncorresponding to position D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is selectedfrom the group consisting of; A, G, I, L, and V.

The term “aromatic” as used herein in relation to amino acid residues,refers to any amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of:F, T, and W. Thus, in one embodiment, in both said first and secondheavy chains the amino acid in the position corresponding to positionD265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is selected from the group consistingof; F, T, and W.

The term “acidic” as used herein in relation to amino acid residues,refers to any amino acid residue chosen from the group consisting of: Dand E. Thus, in one embodiment, in both said first and second heavychains the amino acid in the position corresponding to position D265 ina human IgG1 heavy chain are selected from the group consisting of; Dand E.

In a particular embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chainsthe amino acid in the position corresponding to position D265 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain is selected from the group consisting of; A, E, F, G,I, L, T, V, and W.

In further embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavychains the amino acid in the position corresponding to position N297 ina human IgG1 heavy chain, is not N.

In one embodiment, in at least one of the first and second heavy chainsthe amino acid in the position corresponding to N297 in a human IgG1heavy chain, is not N, and the amino acid in the position correspondingto position P331 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, is P.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacid in the position corresponding to positions N297 in a human IgG1heavy chain, is not N.

In one embodiment, in both the first and second heavy chains the aminoacid in the position corresponding to N297 in a human IgG1 heavy chain,is not N, and the amino acid in the position corresponding to positionP331 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, is P.

In further embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavychains the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234and L235 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are not L and L, respectively.

In one embodiment, in at least one of the first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to L234 and L235 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain, are not L and L, respectively, and the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to positions N297 and P331 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain, are N and P, respectively.

In one embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids corresponding to positions L234 and L235 in a human IgG1heavy chain are selected from the group consisting of; A, C, D, E, F, G,H, I, K, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, Y, V.

In one embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 andL235 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are hydrophobic or polar amino acids.

The term “hydrophobic” as used herein in relation to an amino acidresidue, refers to an amino acid residue selected from the groupconsisting of; A, C, F, G, H, I, L, M, R, T, V, W, and Y. Thus, in oneembodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavy chains theamino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 ina human IgG1 heavy chain are each selected from the group consisting of;A, C, F, G, H, I, M, R, T, V, W, and Y.

The term “polar” as used herein in relation to amino acid residues,refers to any amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of;C, D, E, H, K, N, Q, R, S, and T. Thus, in one embodiment, in at leastone of said first and second heavy chains the amino acids in thepositions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 in a human IgG1 heavychain are each selected from the group of amino acids consisting of; C,D, E, H, K, N, Q, R, S, and T.

In a particular embodiment, in at least one of said first and secondheavy chains the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positionsL234 and L235 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are each selected from thegroup consisting of; A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, M, N, Q, R, S, T, V, W,and Y.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain, are not L and L, respectively.

In one embodiment, in both the first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to L234 and L235 in a human IgG1heavy chain, are not L and L, respectively, and the amino acids in thepositions corresponding to positions N297 and P331 in a human IgG1 heavychain, are N and P, respectively.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to L234 and L235 in a human IgG1heavy chain are hydrophobic or polar amino acids.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain are each selected from the group consisting of;A, C, F, G, H, I, M, R, T, V, W, and Y.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain are each selected from the group of amino acidsconsisting of; C, D, E, H, K, N, Q, R, S, and T.

In a particular embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 andL235 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are each selected from the groupconsisting of; A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, M, N, Q, R, S, T, V, W, and Y.

In another embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavychains the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234and L235 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are aliphatic uncharged, aromaticor acidic amino acids.

The term “aliphatic uncharged” as used herein in relation to amino acidresidues, refers to any amino acid residue selected from the groupconsisting of: A, G, I, L, and V. Thus, in one embodiment, in at leastone of said first and second heavy chains the amino acids in thepositions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 in a human IgG1 heavychain are each selected from the group consisting of; A, G, I, and V.

The term “aromatic” as used herein in relation to amino acid residues,refers to any amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of:F, T, and W. Thus, in one embodiment, in at least one of said first andsecond heavy chains the amino acids in the positions corresponding topositions L234 and L235 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are each selectedfrom the group consisting of; F, T, and W.

The term “acidic” as used herein in relation to amino acid residues,refers to any amino acid residue chosen from the group consisting of: Dand E. Thus, in one embodiment, in at least one of said first and secondheavy chains the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positionsL234 and L235 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are each selected from thegroup consisting of; D and E.

In a particular embodiment, in at least one of said first and secondheavy chains the amino acids in the positions corresponding to L234 andL235 are each selected from the group consisting of; A, D, E, F, G, I,T, V, and W.

In one embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 andL235 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are F and E; or A and A, respectively.

In one embodiment, in at least one of the first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to L234 and L235 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain, are F and E; or A and A, respectively, and theamino acids in the positions corresponding to positions N297 and P331 ina human IgG1 heavy chain, are N and P, respectively.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain, are F and E; or A and A, respectively.

In one embodiment, in both the first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to L234 and L235 in a human IgG1heavy chain, are F and E; or A and A, respectively, and the amino acidsin the positions corresponding to positions N297 and P331 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain, are N and P, respectively.

In a particular embodiment, in at least one of said first and secondheavy chains the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positionsL234 and L235 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are F and E, respectively.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain, are F and E, respectively.

In one embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavy chainsat least the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positionsL234 and L235 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are A and A, respectively.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains at leastthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 andL235 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are A and A, respectively.

In one embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234, L235,and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are not L, L, and D, respectively.

In one embodiment, in at least one of the first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to L234, L235, and D265in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are not L, L and D, respectively, and theamino acids in the positions corresponding to positions N297 and P331 ina human IgG1 heavy chain, are N and P, respectively.

In one embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids corresponding to positions L234 and L235 in a human IgG1heavy chain are selected from the group consisting of; A, C, D, E, F, G,H, I, K, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, Y, V, and W, and the amino acidcorresponding to position D265 is selected from the group consisting of;A, C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, Y, V, and W.

In one embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234, L235and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are hydrophobic or polar aminoacids.

The term “hydrophobic” as used herein in relation to an amino acidresidue, refers to an amino acid residue selected from the groupconsisting of; A, C, F, G, H, I, L, M, R, T, V, W, and Y. Thus, in oneembodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavy chains theamino acid in the position corresponding to position D265 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain is selected from the group of amino acids consistingof; A, C, F, G, H, I, L, M, R, T, V, W and Y, and the amino acids in thepositions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 in a human IgG1 heavychain are each selected from the group consisting of; A, C, F, G, H, I,M, R, T, V, W, and Y.

The term “polar” as used herein in relation to amino acid residues,refers to any amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of;C, D, E, H, K, N, Q, R, S, and T. Thus, in one embodiment, in at leastone of said first and second heavy chains the amino acids in thepositions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 in a human IgG1 heavychain are each selected from the group of amino acids consisting of; C,D, E, H, K, N, Q, R, S, and T, the amino acid in the positioncorresponding to position D265 in a human heavy chain is selected fromthe group consisting of; C, E, H, K, N, Q, R, S, and T.

In a particular embodiment, in at least one of said first and secondheavy chains the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positionsL234 and L235 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are each selected from thegroup consisting of; A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, M, N, Q, R, S, T, V, W,and Y, and the amino acid in the position corresponding to position D265in a human IgG1 heavy chain is selected from the group consisting of; A,C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, T, V, W, and Y.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to L234, L235, and D265 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain are hydrophobic or polar amino acids.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacid in the position corresponding to position D265 in a human IgG1heavy chain is selected from the group of amino acids consisting of; A,C, F, G, H, I, L, M, R, T, V, W and Y, and the amino acids in thepositions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 in a human IgG1 heavychain are each selected from the group consisting of; A, C, F, G, H, I,M, R, T, V, W, and Y.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain are each selected from the group of amino acidsconsisting of; C, D, E, H, K, N, Q, R, S, and T, the amino acid in theposition corresponding to position D265 in a human heavy chain isselected from the group consisting of; C, E, H, K, N, Q, R, S, and T.

In a particular embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 andL235 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are each selected from the groupconsisting of; A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, M, N, Q, R, S, T, V, W, and Y,and the amino acid in the position corresponding to position D265 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain is selected from the group consisting of; A, C,E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, T, V, W, and Y.

In another embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavychains the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234,L235 and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are aliphatic uncharged,aromatic or acidic amino acids.

The term “aliphatic uncharged” as used herein in relation to amino acidresidues, refers to any amino acid residue selected from the groupconsisting of: A, G, I, L, and V. Thus, in one embodiment, in at leastone of said first and second heavy chains the amino acid in the positioncorresponding to position D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is selectedfrom the group consisting of; A, G, I, L, and V, and the amino acids inthe positions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 in a human IgG1heavy chain are each selected from the group consisting of; A, G, I, andV.

The term “aromatic” as used herein in relation to amino acid residues,refers to any amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of:F, T, and W. Thus, in one embodiment, in at least one of said first andsecond heavy chains the amino acids in the positions corresponding topositions L234, L235 and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are eachselected from the group consisting of; F, T, and W.

The term “acidic” as used herein in relation to amino acid residues,refers to any amino acid residue chosen from the group consisting of: Dand E. Thus, in one embodiment, in at least one of said first and secondheavy chains the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positionsL234, L235, and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are each selected fromthe group consisting of; D and E.

In a particular embodiment, in at least one of said first and secondheavy chains the amino acid in the position corresponding to positionD265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is selected from the group consistingof; A, E, F, G, I, L, T, V, and W, and the amino acids in the positionscorresponding to L234 and L235 are each selected from the groupconsisting of; A, D, E, F, G, I, T, V, and W.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to positions L234, L235 and D265 ina human IgG1 heavy chain, are not L, L, and D, respectively.

In one embodiment, in both the first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to L234, L235, and D265 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain, are not L, L, and D, respectively, and the amino acidsin the positions corresponding to positions N297 and P331 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain, are N and P, respectively.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to L234, L235, and D265 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain are aliphatic uncharged, aromatic or acidic aminoacids.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacid in the position corresponding to position D265 in a human IgG1heavy chain is selected from the group consisting of; A, G, I, L, and V,and the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 andL235 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are each selected from the groupconsisting of; A, G, I, and V.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to positions L234, L235, and D265in a human IgG1 heavy chain are each selected from the group consistingof; D and E.

In a particular embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chainsthe amino acid in the position corresponding to position D265 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain is selected from the group consisting of; A, E, F, G,I, L, T, V, and W, and the amino acids in the positions corresponding toL234 and L235 are each selected from the group consisting of; A, D, E,F, G, I, T, V, and W.

In one embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234, L235,and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are F, E, and A; or A, A, and A,respectively.

In one embodiment, in at least one of the first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to L234, L235, and D265in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are F, E, and A; or A, A, and A,respectively, and the amino acids in the positions corresponding topositions N297 and P331 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are N and P,respectively.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to positions L234, L235, and D265in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are F, E, and A; or A, A, and A,respectively.

In one embodiment, in both the first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to L234, L235, and D265 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain, are F, E, and A; or A, A, and A, respectively, and theamino acids in the positions corresponding to positions N297 and P331 ina human IgG1 heavy chain, are N and P, respectively.

In a particular embodiment, in at least one of said first and secondheavy chains the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positionsL234, L235, and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are F, E, and A,respectively.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to positions L234, L235, and D265in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are F, E, and A, respectively.

In one embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234, L235,and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are A, A, and A, respectively.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to positions L234, L235, and D265in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are A, A, and A, respectively.

In another embodiment, in at least one of said first and second heavychains the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234,L235, D265, N297, and P331 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are F, E, A, Q,and S, respectively.

In one embodiment, in both said first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to positions L234, L235, D265,N297, and P331 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are F, E, A, Q, and S,respectively.

In one embodiment, the antibody according to the invention, comprises aVH sequence as set out in any one of the sequences in the group of: SEQID NOs: 107; 59; 245; 299; 285; 55; 185; 179; 237; 177 and 293, a VLsequence as set out in SEQ ID NO: 8, and in at least one, or both of theheavy chains the amino acids in positions corresponding to positionsL234, L235, and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are F, E, and A,respectively. Hereby embodiments are provided of anti CD3 antibodieswith reduced affinity to human CD3 epsilon compared to a referenceantibody comprising the VH and VL sequences as set out in SEQ ID NO: 4and 8, and where the antibodies further comprises a non-activating Fcregion.

In a particular embodiment, the antibody according to the invention,comprises a VH sequence as set out in any one of the sequences set outin SEQ ID NOs: 107; 59; 245; 299; 285; 55; 185; 179; 237; 177 and 293, aVL sequence as set out in SEQ ID NO: 10, and in at least one, or both ofthe heavy chains the amino acids in positions corresponding to positionsL234, L235, and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are F, E, and A,respectively. Hereby embodiments are provided of anti CD3 antibodieswith reduced affinity to human CD3 epsilon compared to a referenceantibody comprising the VH and VL sequences as set out in SEQ ID NO: 4and 8, and where the antibodies further comprises a non-activating Fcregion and a VL region that allows for enhanced production.

In another embodiment, the antibody according to the invention,comprises a VH sequence as set out in SEQ ID NOs: 221, a VL sequence asset out in SEQ ID NO: 8 or 10, and in at least one, or both of the heavychains the amino acids in positions corresponding to positions L234,L235, and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are F, E, and A,respectively.

In one embodiment of the present invention the human IgG1 heavy chainhas the IgG1m(f) sequence as set out in SEQ ID NO: 407. In a furtherembodiment the amino acids in positons corresponding to positions L234,L235, and D265 in a human IgG1m(f) as set out in SEQ ID NO: 407, are F,E, and A, respectively.

In one embodiment of the present invention the human IgG1 heavy chainhas the IgG1m(f) sequence as set out in SEQ ID NO: 409.

In one aspect, the antibody according to the invention comprises thehuman IgLC2/IgLC3 constant domain lambda light chain of SEQ ID NO: 408.

In one aspect, the antibodies according to the invention may be modifiedin the light chain (LC) and/or heavy chain (HC) to increase theexpression level and/or production yield. In one embodiment, theantibodies according to the invention may be modified in the light chain(LC). Such modifications are known in the art and may be performedaccording to the methods described in e.g. Zheng, L., Goddard, J. P.,Baumann, U., & Reymond, J. L. (2004). Expression improvement andmechanistic study of the retro-Diels-Alderase catalytic antibody 10F11by site-directed mutagenesis. Journal of Molecular Biology, 341(3),807-14. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2004.06.014.

In one aspect, the antibodies according to the invention may be modifiedin the VH region and/or the VL region to modify the affinity of theantibodies, such as to reduce or increase the affinity of theantibodies. This may be advantageous in some settings and lead toincreased efficacy. In particular low affinity of the CD3 arm may havean impact on the motility of T cells in circulation and at tumor sitethus leading to better engagement of T cells with tumor cells, cf.Mølhøj et al, Molecular Immunology 44 (2007). In particular this may beuseful in bispecific formats, in which a CD3 antibody is used as one ofthe binding arms. Modifications that lead to reduced antibody affinityare known in the art, see for example Webster et al. Int J Cancer Suppl.1988; 3:13-6.

Thus in one embodiment the antibody of the present invention comprises athe variable light chain (VL) region comprising the CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3having the sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6, GTN, 7 and a variableheavy chain (VH) region, wherein said VH region comprises the CDR1,CDR2, and CDR3 having the CDR sequences selected from one of the groupsconsisting of;

-   -   a) CDR sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 54, 2, 3 [T31 M];    -   b) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 58, 2, 3        [T31P];    -   c) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 106,        3 [N57E];    -   d) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        176 [H101G];    -   e) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        184 [H101N];    -   f) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        220 [G105P];    -   g) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        236 [S110A];    -   h) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        244 [S110G];    -   i) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        284 [Y114 M];    -   j) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        292 [Y114R]; and    -   k) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        298 [Y114V].

In another aspect, the present invention provides an antibody binding tohuman CD3, comprising a binding region comprising a variable light chain(VL) region having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO 10 and a variableheavy chain (VH) region the CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 having the sequencesselected from one of the groups consisting of:

-   -   a) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 54, 2,        3 [T31 M];    -   b) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 58, 2, 3        [T31P];    -   c) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 106,        3 [N57E];    -   d) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        176 [H101G];    -   e) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        184 [H101N];    -   f) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        220 [G105P];    -   g) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        236 [S110A];    -   h) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        244 [S110G];    -   i) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        284 [Y114 M];    -   j) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        292 [Y114R]; and    -   k) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        298 [Y114V].

Hereby embodiments are provided comprising the T41K mutation in the VLregion as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 10, thereby allowing increasedproduction of said antibodies.

In one aspect, the present invention relates to a multispecific antibodycomprising at least a first binding region of an antibody according toany aspect or embodiment herein described, and one or more bindingregions which binds one or more different targets than the first bindingregion. Such a multispecific antibody may be a bispecific antibody.

Thus, in one aspect, the present invention relates to a bispecificantibody comprising a first binding region of an antibody according toany aspect or embodiment herein described, and a second binding regionwhich binds a different target than the first binding region.

The term “multispecific antibody” refers to an antibody havingspecificities for at least two different, such as at least three,typically non-overlapping, epitopes. Such epitopes may be on the same ordifferent targets. If the epitopes are on different targets, suchtargets may be on the same cell or different cells or cell types.

The term “bispecific antibody” refers to an antibody havingspecificities for at least two different, typically non-overlapping,epitopes. Such epitopes may be on the same or different targets. If theepitopes are on different targets, such targets may be on the same cellor different cells or cell types.

In one embodiment, the bispecific antibody comprises a first and asecond heavy chain.

The embodiments relating to modification of the Fc region andembodiments relating to specific amino acid substitutions arecontemplated to be part of any bispecific antibody according to theinvention. Thus, in one embodiment, at least one of the first and secondheavy chains comprise one or more amino acids modified as defined in anyembodiment herein described, such as those described to in relation toproviding an inert Fc region. In one embodiment, both said first andsecond heavy chains comprise one or more amino acids modified as definedin any embodiment herein described, such as those described to inrelation to providing an inert Fc region. Accordingly, the bispecificantibody comprises an Fc region modified according to any aspect orembodiment herein described; or at least one of said first and secondheavy chains comprise one or more amino acids modified as defined in anyaspect or embodiment herein described.

Examples of bispecific antibody molecules which may be used in thepresent invention comprise (i) a single antibody that has two armscomprising different antigen-binding regions, (ii) a single chainantibody that has specificity to two different epitopes, e.g., via twoscFvs linked in tandem by an extra peptide linker; (iii) adual-variable-domain antibody (DVD-Ig™), where each light chain andheavy chain contains two variable domains in tandem through a shortpeptide linkage ([40]); (iv) a chemically-linked bispecific (Fab′)₂fragment; (v) a TandAb®, which is a fusion of two single chain diabodiesresulting in a tetravalent bispecific antibody that has two bindingsites for each of the target antigens; (vi) a flexibody, which is acombination of scFvs with a diabody resulting in a multivalent molecule;(vii) a so called “dock and lock” molecule (Dock-and-Lock®), based onthe “dimerization and docking domain” in Protein Kinase A, which, whenapplied to Fabs, can yield a trivalent bispecific binding proteinconsisting of two identical Fab fragments linked to a different Fabfragment; (viii) a so-called Scorpion molecule, comprising, e.g., twoscFvs fused to both termini of a human Fab-arm; and (ix) a diabody.

In one embodiment, the bispecific antibody of the present invention is adiabody, a cross-body, or a bispecific antibody obtained via acontrolled Fab arm exchange, e.g. DuoBody® (such as described in [41])as those described in the present invention.

Examples of different classes of bispecific antibodies include but arenot limited to (i) IgG-like molecules with complementary CH3 domains toforce heterodimerization; (ii) recombinant IgG-like dual targetingmolecules, wherein the two sides of the molecule each contain the Fabfragment or part of the Fab fragment of at least two differentantibodies; (iii) IgG fusion molecules, wherein full length IgGantibodies are fused to extra Fab fragment or parts of Fab fragment;(iv) Fc fusion molecules, wherein single chain Fv molecules orstabilized diabodies are fused to heavy-chain constant-domains,Fc-regions or parts thereof; (v) Fab fusion molecules, wherein differentFab-fragments are fused together, fused to heavy-chain constant-domains,Fc-regions or parts thereof; and (vi) ScFv- and diabody-based and heavychain antibodies (e.g., domain antibodies, Nanobodies®) whereindifferent single chain Fv molecules or different diabodies or differentheavy-chain antibodies (e.g. domain antibodies, Nanobodies®) are fusedto each other or to another protein or carrier molecule fused toheavy-chain constant-domains, Fc-regions or parts thereof.

Examples of IgG-like molecules with complementary CH3 domains moleculesinclude but are not limited to the Triomab® (Trion Pharma/FreseniusBiotech, [42]), the Knobs-into-Holes (Genentech, [43]), CrossMAbs(Roche, [44]) and the electrostatically-matched (Amgen, [45]-[46];Chugai, [47]; Oncomed, [48]), the LUZ-Y (Genentech, Wranik et al. J.Biol. Chem. 2012, 287(52): 43331-9, doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.397869. Epub2012 Nov. 1), DIG-body and PIG-body (Pharmabcine, WO2010134666,WO2014081202), the Strand Exchange Engineered Domain body (SEEDbody)(EMDSerono, [49]), the Biclonics (Merus, WO2013157953), FcΔAdp (Regeneron,[50]), bispecific IgG1 and IgG2 (Pfizer/Rinat, [51]), Azymetric scaffold(Zymeworks/Merck, [52]), mAb-Fv (Xencor, [53]), bivalent bispecificantibodies (Roche, WO2009080254) and DuoBody® molecules (Genmab A/S,[41]).

Examples of recombinant IgG-like dual targeting molecules include butare not limited to Dual Targeting (DT)-Ig (GSK/Domantis, WO2009058383),Two-in-one Antibody (Genentech, Bostrom, et al 2009. Science 323,1610-1614), Cross-linked Mabs (Karmanos Cancer Center), mAb2 (F-Star,[54]), Zybodies™ (Zyngenia, LaFleur et al. MAbs. 2013 March-April;5(2):208-18), approaches with common light chain (Crucell/Merus, [55]),KλBodies (NovImmune, WO2012023053) and CovX-Body® (CovX/Pfizer,Doppalapudi, V. R., et al 2007. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 17, 501-506).

Examples of IgG fusion molecules include but are not limited to DualVariable Domain (DVD)-Ig™ (Abbott, [56]), Dual domain double headantibodies (Unilever; Sanofi Aventis, [57]), IgG-like Bispecific(ImClone/Eli Lilly, Lewis et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2014 February;32(2):191-8), Ts2Ab (MedImmune/AZ, Dimasi et al. J Mol Biol. 2009 Oct.30; 393(3):672-92) and BsAb (Zymogenetics, WO2010111625), HERCULES(Biogen Idec, [58]), scFv fusion (Novartis), scFv fusion (Changzhou AdamBiotech Inc, [59]) and TvAb (Roche, [59], [60]).

Examples of Fc fusion molecules include but are not limited to ScFv/FcFusions (Academic Institution, Pearce et al Biochem Mol Biol Int. 1997September; 42(6):1179-88), SCORPION (Emergent BioSolutions/Trubion,Blankenship J W, et al. AACR 100 th Annual meeting 2009 (Abstract#5465); Zymogenetics/BMS, WO2010111625), Dual Affinity RetargetingTechnology (Fc-DART™) (MacroGenics, [62], [63]) and Dual (ScFv)2-Fab(National Research Center for Antibody Medicine—China).

Examples of Fab fusion bispecific antibodies include but are not limitedto F(ab)2 (Medarex/AMGEN), Dual-Action or Bis-Fab (Genentech),Dock-and-Lock® (DNL) (ImmunoMedics), Bivalent Bispecific (Biotechnol)and Fab-Fv (UCB-Celltech).

Examples of ScFv-, diabody-based and domain antibodies include but arenot limited to Bispecific T Cell Engager (BiTE®) (Micromet, TandemDiabody (Tandab) (Affimed), Dual Affinity Retargeting Technology (DART™)(MacroGenics), Single-chain Diabody (Academic, Lawrence FEBS Lett. 1998Apr. 3; 425(3):479-84), TCR-like Antibodies (AIT, ReceptorLogics), HumanSerum Albumin ScFv Fusion (Merrimack, WO2010059315) and COMBODYmolecules (Epigen Biotech, Zhu et al. Immunol Cell Biol. 2010 August;88(6):667-75), dual targeting Nanobodies® (Ablynx, Hmila et al., FASEBJ. 2010), dual targeting heavy chain only domain antibodies.

It is further contemplated that any monospecific antibody fulfilling theassay conditions herein described may form the basis of a bispecificantibody. I.e. a bispecific antibody wherein one of the binding regionsbinds CD3 may originate from any monospecific CD3 antibody tested in thefunctional assays and fulfilling the requirements stated herein. Such abispecific antibody may be provided by the methods described in [41],which is hereby incorporated by reference.

In one aspect, the bispecific antibody of the invention comprises afirst Fc-region comprising a first CH3 region, and a second Fc-regioncomprising a second CH3 region, wherein the sequences of the first andsecond CH3 regions are different and are such that the heterodimericinteraction between said first and second CH3 regions is stronger thaneach of the homodimeric interactions of said first and second CH3regions. More details on these interactions and how they can be achievedare provided in WO2011131746 and WO2013060867 (Genmab), which are herebyincorporated by reference.

Thus, in a particular embodiment, each of said first and second heavychain comprises at least a hinge region, a CH2 and CH3 region, whereinin said first heavy chain at least one of the amino acids in thepositions corresponding to a position selected from the group consistingof T366, L368, K370, D399, F405, Y407, and K409 in a human IgG1 heavychain has been substituted, and in said second heavy chain at least oneof the amino acids in the positions corresponding to a position selectedfrom the group consisting of T366, L368, K370, D399, F405, Y407, andK409 in a human IgG1 heavy chain has been substituted, and wherein saidfirst and said second heavy chains are not substituted in the samepositions. In this context the term “substituted”, refers to that theamino acid in a specific amino acid position has been substituted withanother naturally or non-naturally occurring amino acid. Thus, a“substituted” amino acid in a position corresponding to the position ina human IgG1 heavy chain means the amino acid at the particular positionis different from the naturally occurring amino acid in an IgG1 heavychain.

In one embodiment, in said first heavy chain the amino acid in theposition corresponding to K409 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is not K, Lor M, and optionally the amino acid in the position corresponding toF405 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is F, and in said second heavy chain atleast one of the amino acids in the positions corresponding to aposition selected from the group consisting of; T366, L368, K370, D399,F405, and Y407 in a human IgG1 heavy chain has been substituted.

In one embodiment, in said first heavy chain the amino acid in theposition corresponding to K409 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is not K, Lor M, and in said second heavy chain the amino acid in the positioncorresponding to F405 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is not F andoptionally the amino acid in the position corresponding to K409 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain is K.

In one embodiment, in said first heavy chain, the amino acid in theposition corresponding to F405 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is not F, R,and G, and in said second heavy chain the amino acids in the positionscorresponding to a position selected form the group consisting of; T366,L368, K370, D399, Y407, and K409 in a human IgG1 heavy chain has beensubstituted.

In one embodiment, the amino acid in position corresponding to K409 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain is not K, L or M in said first heavy chain, andthe amino acid in position corresponding to F405 in a human IgG1 heavychain is not F.

In a further embodiment, the amino acid in the position corresponding toF405 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is L in said first heavy chain, and theamino acid in the position corresponding to K409 in a human IgG1 heavychain is R in said second heavy chain, or vice versa.

Thus, in one embodiment, the amino acid in the position corresponding toK409 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is R in the first heavy chain, and theamino acid in the position corresponding to F405 in a human IgG1 heavychain is L in the second heavy chain.

In a further embodiment, the humanized or chimeric CD3 antibody of theinvention contains in at least one of the first and second heavy chainone or more of the inactivating substitutions as disclosed in any one ofthe above embodiments, such as L234F, L235E, and D265A; and that theamino acid in the position corresponding to F405 is not F. In oneembodiment the humanized or chimeric CD3 antibody of the inventioncontains in at least one of the first and second heavy chain one or moreof the inactivating substitutions as disclosed in any one of the aboveembodiments, such as L234F, L235E, and D265A; and a further substitutionin the K409 position, such as K409R. In particular, in one embodiment,the humanized or chimeric CD3 antibody of the invention contains in boththe first and second heavy chain one or more of the inactivatingsubstitutions as disclosed in any one of the above embodiments, such asL234F, L235E, and D265A; and a substitution in the F405 position, suchas F405L. In one embodiment the humanized or chimeric CD3 antibody ofthe invention contains in both the first and second heavy chain one ormore of the inactivating substitutions as disclosed in any one of theabove embodiments, such as L234F, L235E, and D265A; and a furthersubstitution in the K409 position, such as K409R. Such antibodies areuseful for generating a bispecific antibody.

Accordingly, in a further embodiment, in at least one of the first andsecond heavy chains the amino acids in the positions corresponding toposition L234, L235, and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are F, E, andA, respectively, the amino acid in the position corresponding to F405 ina human IgG1 heavy chain is L in the first heavy chain, and the aminoacid in the position corresponding to K409 in a human IgG1 heavy chainis R in the second heavy chain.

In one embodiment, in at least one of the first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to L234, L235, D265,N297, and P331 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are F, E, A, N, and Prespectively, the amino acid in the position corresponding to F405 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain is L in the first heavy chain, and the amino acidin the position corresponding to K409 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is Rin the second heavy chain.

In an alternative embodiment, in at least one of the first and secondheavy chains the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positionL234, L235, and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are F, E, and A,respectively, the amino acid in the position corresponding to K409 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain is R in the first heavy chain, and the amino acidin the position corresponding to F405 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is Lin the second heavy chain.

In one embodiment, in at least one of the first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to L234, L235, D265,N297, and P331 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are F, E, A, N, and Prespectively, the amino acid in the position corresponding to K409 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain is R in the first heavy chain, and the amino acidin the position corresponding to F405 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is Lin the second heavy chain.

In another embodiment, in both the first and second heavy chains theamino acids in the positions corresponding to position L234, L235, andD265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are F, E, and A, respectively, theamino acid in the position corresponding to F405 in a human IgG1 heavychain is L in the first heavy chain, and the amino acid in the positioncorresponding to K409 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is R in the secondheavy chain.

In one embodiment, in both the first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to L234, L235, D265, N297, and P331in a human IgG1 heavy chain are F, E, A, N, and P respectively, theamino acid in the position corresponding to F405 in a human IgG1 heavychain is L in the first heavy chain, and the amino acid in the positioncorresponding to K409 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is R in the secondheavy chain.

In an alternative embodiment, in both the first and second heavy chainsthe amino acids in the positions corresponding to position L234, L235,and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are F, E, and A, respectively, theamino acid in the position corresponding to K409 in a human IgG1 heavychain is R in the first heavy chain, and the amino acid in the positioncorresponding to F405 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is L in the secondheavy chain.

In one embodiment, in both the first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to L234, L235, D265, N297, and P331in a human IgG1 heavy chain are F, E, A, N, and P respectively, theamino acid in the position corresponding to K409 in a human IgG1 heavychain is R in the first heavy chain, and the amino acid in the positioncorresponding to F405 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is L in the secondheavy chain.

As described herein, T cell recruitment to specific target cells, suchas cancer or tumor cells, provides a way of killing the target cells. Tcell mediated killing may be obtained by a bispecific antibody targetingCD3 with the first binding region and another target with the secondbinding region. Thus, in one embodiment, the first binding region isaccording to any embodiments described herein for the humanized orchimeric CD3 antibody, and the second binding region binds a differenttarget than the first binding region. It is to be understood that whenthe antibody is a bispecific antibody, at least one half of theantibody, i.e. one of the pair of heavy and light chains of theantibody, is a humanized or chimeric antibody as herein described. Thus,one half of the bispecific antibody is a humanized or chimeric antibodybinding CD3 according to the present invention and the other half may behumanized, chimeric, fully non-human or fully human binding a secondtarget. Thus, in one embodiment, the antibody comprises a first and asecond heavy chain, a first and second light chain, wherein said firstheavy and said first light chains are humanized or chimeric and areconnected via disulfide bridges forming a first binding region; and saidsecond heavy and light chains are fully human and are connected viadisulfide bridges forming a second binding region, wherein said firstbinding region is according to any aspect or embodiment hereindescribed, and said second binding region binds a different target. Inone embodiment, the antibody comprises a first and a second heavy chain,a first and second light chain, wherein said first heavy and said firstlight chains are humanized or chimeric and are connected via disulfidebridges forming a first binding region; and said second heavy and lightchains are humanized or chimeric and are connected via disulfide bridgesforming a second binding region, wherein said first binding region isaccording to any aspect or embodiment herein described, and said secondbinding region binds a different epitope of CD3 than said first bindingregion.

The term “disulfide bridges” as used herein refers to the covalent bondbetween two Cysteine residues, i.e. said interaction may also bedesignated a Cys-Cys interaction.

The term “target” as used herein, refers to a molecule to which thebinding region of the antibody according to the invention binds. Whenused in the context of the binding of an antibody the term includes anyantigen towards which the raised antibody is directed.

In one particular embodiment, the first heavy and the first light chainsare humanized or chimeric and are connected via disulfide bridgesforming a first binding region; and the second heavy and light chainsare fully human and are connected via disulfide bridges forming a secondbinding region, wherein the first binding region is according to anyaspect or embodiment herein described, and the second binding regionbinds a different target; and wherein in at least one of the first andsecond heavy chains the amino acids in the positions corresponding topositions L234, L235, and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are F, E,and A, respectively.

In one particular embodiment, the first heavy and the first light chainsare humanized or chimeric and are connected via disulfide bridgesforming a first binding region; and the second heavy and light chainsare fully human and are connected via disulfide bridges forming a secondbinding region, wherein the first binding region is according to anyaspect or embodiment herein described, and the second binding regionbinds a different epitope of CD3 than the first binding region; andwherein in at least one of the first and second heavy chains the aminoacids in the positions corresponding to positions L234, L235, and D265in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are F, E, and A, respectively.

In one particular embodiment, the first heavy and the first light chainsare humanized or chimeric and are connected via disulfide bridgesforming a first binding region; and the second heavy and light chainsare fully human and are connected via disulfide bridges forming a secondbinding region, wherein the first binding region is according to anyaspect or embodiment herein described, and the second binding regionbinds a different target; and wherein in both the first and second heavychains the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234,L235, and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are F, E, and A,respectively.

In one particular embodiment, the first heavy and the first light chainsare humanized or chimeric and are connected via disulfide bridgesforming a first binding region; and the second heavy and light chainsare fully human and are connected via disulfide bridges forming a secondbinding region, wherein the first binding region is according to anyaspect or embodiment herein described, and the second binding regionbinds a different epitope of CD3 than the first binding region; andwherein in both the first and second heavy chains the amino acids in thepositions corresponding to positions L234, L235, and D265 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain, are F, E, and A, respectively.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a method of reducingthe binding affinity of an antibody binding to human CD3 compared to areference antibody comprising a heavy chain variable (VH) region,wherein said VH region comprises the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences setforth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, which method comprises introducing amutation in one of the three CDR sequences of the said referenceantibody selected from a mutation in one of the positions selected fromthe group of T31 M, T31P, N57, H101, S110 and Y114, wherein thepositions are numbered according to the reference sequence of the SEQ IDNO: 4.

The numbering of the amino acids in the VH regions and the positions tobe mutated are according to the amino acids in SEQ ID NO: 4. Numberingare according to a direct numerical numbering scheme from the firstamino acid to number 125 in the direction from N-terminus to theC-terminus. The numerical numbering of positions corresponding to SEQ IDNO: 4 is illustrated in FIG. 2 . Further, The CDR regions have beenannotated according to the IMGT definitions.

In one embodiment of the invention the method comprises introducing aT31 M or T31P mutation. Position T31 is in accordance to SEQ ID NO: 4.

In one embodiment of the invention the method comprises introducing amutation in the position N57. Position N57 is in accordance to SEQ IDNO: 4. In one embodiment the mutation is N57E In one embodiment of theinvention the method comprises introducing a mutation in the positionH101. Position H101 is in accordance to SEQ ID NO: 4. In one embodimentthe mutation is H101G or H101N.

In one embodiment of the invention the method comprises introducing amutation in the position Y114. Position Y114 is in accordance to of SEQID NO: 4. In one embodiment the mutation is Y114, Y114R or Y114V.

In one embodiment of the invention the method comprises introducing amutation in the mutation in the VH CDR3 region corresponding to aposition selected from the group of H101, S110 and Y114.

In one embodiment of the invention the method comprises introducing amutation in the VH CDR3 region is selected from the group consisting ofH101G, H101N, S110A, S110G, Y114 M, Y114R and Y114V.

In one embodiment of the invention the method comprises introducing amutation, wherein antibody has a binding affinity to human CD3 epsilonpeptide with SEQ ID NO: 402 corresponding to a K_(D) value from 1.6×10⁻⁸M to 9.9×10⁻⁸ M or from 1.0×10⁻⁷ to 9.9×10⁻⁷ M as determined byBio-Layer Interferometry.

In one embodiment of the invention the method comprises introducing amutation, wherein the antibody has a binding affinity to human CD3epsilon peptide with SEQ ID NO: 402 corresponding to a K_(D) value from1.4×10⁻⁸ to 1.0×10⁻⁸ M or from as 9.9×10⁻⁹ to 1×10⁻⁹ M as determined byBio-Layer Interferometry.

In one embodiments of the present invention the antibody has a bindingaffinity to human CD3 epsilon peptide with SEQ ID NO: 402 correspondingto a K_(D) value from 1.6×10⁻⁸ M to 9.9×10⁻⁸ M or from 1.0×10⁻⁷ to9.9×10⁻⁷ M as determined by Bio-Layer Interferometry.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a method ofincreasing the binding affinity of an antibody binding to human CD3compared to a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain variable (VH)region, wherein said VH region comprises the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, which method comprisesintroducing a mutation in the VH CDR3 corresponding to position G105,wherein the position is numbered according to the reference sequence ofthe SEQ ID NO: 4.

In one embodiment of the invention the method comprises introducing amutation in the position G105. Position G105 is in accordance to SEQ IDNO: 4. In one embodiment the mutation is G105P.

In one embodiment of the invention the method comprises introducing atmost 5 further mutations, at most 4 further mutations, at most 3 furthermutations, at most 2 further mutations or at most 1 further mutationinto the CDRs of the VH region of the reference antibody as set forth inSEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3.

In one embodiment of the invention the method of increased or reducedbinding affinity comprises a binding region comprising a heavy chainvariable (VH) region, wherein said VH region comprises the CDR1, CDR2,and CDR3 sequences selected from the group consisting of;

-   -   a) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 54, 2,        3 [T31 M]    -   b) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 58, 2,        3 [T31P];    -   c) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,        106, 3 [N57E];    -   d) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        176 [H101G];    -   e) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        184 [H101N];    -   f) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        220 [G105P];    -   g) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        236 [S110A];    -   h) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        244 [S110G];    -   i) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        284 [Y114 M];    -   j) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        292 [Y114R]; and    -   k) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,        298 [Y114V].

In another embodiment of the present invention the method comprisesintroducing a mutation in the VH region CDR2 region corresponding toN57E. In a further embodiment of the present invention the methodcomprises introducing a mutation in the VH region CDR3 regioncorresponding to H101G, H101N, G105P, S110A, S110G, Y114 M, Y114R orY114V. In another aspect, the present invention relates to method ofreducing or increasing the binding affinity of an antibody to CD3,wherein said antibody comprises a binding region comprising heavy chainvariable (VH) region, wherein said VH region comprises a mutation in oneof the three CDR sequences of a reference antibody as set forth by CDR1SEQ ID: 1, CDR2 SEQ ID: 2 and CDR3 SEQ ID: 3, wherein said antibodycomprises a mutation in one of the following positions selected from thegroup of T31 M, T31P, N57, H101, G105, S110 and Y114, wherein thepositions are corresponding to the reference sequence of the SEQ ID NO:4.

In one embodiment of the present invention the method comprisesintroducing a mutation in the VH region CDR1 region sequencecorresponding to T31 M or T31P. In another embodiment of the presentinvention the method comprises introducing a mutation in the VH regionCDR2 region corresponding to N57E. In a further embodiment of thepresent invention the method comprises introducing a mutation in the VHregion CDR3 region corresponding to H101G, H101N, G105P, S110A, S110G,Y114 M, Y114R or Y114V.

In further aspect, the present invention relates to a method of reducingthe binding affinity of an antibody binding to CD3 compared to areference antibody comprising a heavy chain variable (VH) region,wherein said VH region comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 having the CDRsequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2 and 3, which method comprisesintroducing a mutation in one of the VH region CDR1, CDR2 or CDR3sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2 or 3.

In one embodiment the present invention the method comprises introducinga mutation in one of the three CDR regions of the VH regioncorresponding to one of the following positions: T31, N57, H101, S110 orY114, wherein the positions are corresponding to the reference sequenceof the SEQ ID NO: 4.

In one embodiment of the present invention the method comprisesintroducing a mutation in the VH region CDR1 sequence corresponding toposition T31, wherein the CDR1 sequence is as set forth in SEQ ID NO 1.When the mutation is represented by X the resulting CDR1 sequence may bepresented as GFTFNXYA (SEQ ID NO: 412). In one embodiment the three CDRsequences of the VH region may have the following sequences CDR1GFTFNXYA (SEQ ID NO: 412), CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT (SEQ ID NO: 2) and CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY (SEQ ID NO: 3). In one embodiment the mutation inposition T31 in in VH region CDR1 is a T31 M or T31P mutation.

In one embodiment of the present invention the method comprisesintroducing a mutation in the VH region CDR2 sequence corresponding toposition N57, wherein the CDR2 sequence is as set forth in SEQ ID NO 2.When the mutation is represented by X the resulting CDR2 sequence may bepresented as IRSKYNXYAT (SEQ ID NO: 413). In one embodiment the threeCDR sequences of the VH region may have the following sequences CDR1GFTFNTYA (SEQ ID NO: 1), CDR2 IRSKYNXYAT (SEQ ID NO: 413) and CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY (SEQ ID NO: 3). In one embodiment the mutation inposition N57 in VH region CDR2 is a N57E mutation.

In one embodiment of the present invention the method comprisesintroducing a mutation in the VH region CDR3 sequence corresponding toposition H101, wherein the CDR3 sequence is as set forth in SEQ ID NO 3.When the mutation is represented by X the resulting CDR3 sequence may bepresented as VRXGNFGNSYVSWFAY (SEQ ID NO: 414). In one embodiment thethree CDR sequences of the VH region may have the following sequencesCDR1 GFTFNTYA (SEQ ID NO: 1), CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT (SEQ ID NO: 2) and CDR3VRXGNFGNSYVSWFAY (SEQ ID NO: 414). In one embodiment the mutation inposition H101 in VH region CDR3 is an H101G or an H101N mutation.

In one embodiment of the present invention the method comprisesintroducing a mutation in the VH region CDR3 sequence corresponding toposition S110, wherein the CDR3 sequence is as set forth in SEQ ID NO 3.When the mutation is represented by X the resulting CDR3 sequence may bepresented as VRHGNFGNSYVXWFAY (SEQ ID NO: 415).

In one embodiment the three CDR sequences of the VH region may have thefollowing sequences CDR1 GFTFNTYA (SEQ ID NO: 1), CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT (SEQID NO: 2) and CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVXWFAY (SEQ ID NO: 415). In one embodimentthe mutation in position H101 in VH region CDR3 is a S110A or a S110Gmutation.

In one embodiment of the present invention the method comprisesintroducing a mutation in the VH region CDR3 sequence corresponding toposition Y114, wherein the CDR3 sequence is as set forth in SEQ ID NO 3.When the mutation is represented by X the resulting CDR3 sequence may bepresented as VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAX (SEQ ID NO: 416).

In one embodiment the three CDR sequences of the VH region may have thefollowing sequences CDR1 GFTFNTYA (SEQ ID NO: 1), CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT (SEQID NO: 2) and CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAX (SEQ ID NO: 416). In one embodimentthe mutation in position Y114 in VH region CDR3 is a Y114 M, Y114R or aY114V mutation.

In one embodiment of the invention the method comprises introducing atmost 3 mutations, at most 2 mutations or at most 1 mutation into the oneor more of the three CDRs of the VH region of a reference antibody asset forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3.

In one embodiment of the invention the method comprises introducing atmost 10 mutations, at most 9 mutations at, at most 8 mutations, at most7 mutations, at most 6 mutations, at most 5 mutations, at most 4mutations, at most 3 mutations, at most 2 mutations or at most 1mutation into variable heavy chain frame work region of an antibody,wherein said mutations does preferable not alter binding of the antibodyto CD3 compared to the same antibody without the mutation(s).

In one embodiment of the present invention the method comprisesintroducing a mutation in the VH region CDR1 sequence selected from T31M or T31P. In another embodiment of the present invention the methodcomprises introducing a mutation in the VH region CDR2 sequence of N57E.In a further embodiment of the present invention the method comprisesintroducing a mutation in the VH region CDR3 sequence selected from thegroup of: H101G, H101N, S110A, S110G, Y114 M, Y114R and Y114V.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a method ofincreasing the binding affinity of an antibody binding to CD3 comparedto a reference antibody comprising a heavy chain variable (VH) region,wherein said VH region comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 having the CDRsequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2 and 3, which method comprisesintroducing a mutation in one of the VH region CDR1, CDR2 or CDR3sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2 or 3.

In one embodiment of the present invention the method comprisesintroducing a mutation in the VH region CDR3 sequence corresponding toposition G105, wherein the CDR3 sequence is as set forth in SEQ ID NO 3.When the mutation is represented by X the resulting CDR3 sequence may bepresented as VRHGNFXNSYVSWFAY (SEQ ID NO: 417).

In one embodiment the three CDR sequences of the VH region may have thefollowing sequences CDR1 GFTFNTYA (SEQ ID NO: 1), CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT (SEQID NO: 2) and CDR3 VRXGNFGNSYVSWFAY (SEQ ID NO: 414). In one embodimentthe mutation in position G105 in VH region CDR3 is a G105P mutation.

Nucleic Acid Constructs, Expression Vectors, and Host Cells

In one aspect, the present invention relates to a nucleic acid constructencoding one or more sequences set out in Table 1. Thus, the presentinvention relates to a nucleic acid construct encoding any one of thesequences set out in SEQ ID NOs: 107; 221; 59; 245; 299; 285; 55; 185;179; 237; 177 and 293.

In a further aspect, the invention relates to nucleic acid constructencoding a sequence of a humanized or chimeric CD3 antibody according tothe present invention, to expression vectors comprising a nucleic acidconstruct according to the present invention, to host cells comprisingsuch expression vectors, and to methods of producing such an antibody byculturing such host cells under appropriate conditions whereby theantibody is produced and, optionally, retrieved. Humanized CD3antibodies may also be denoted as “huCD3”.

In one embodiment, the invention provides an expression vectorcomprising (i) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a heavy chain sequenceof a humanized or chimeric antibody according to the invention, (ii) anucleic acid sequence encoding a light chain sequence of a humanized orchimeric antibody according to the invention, or (iii) both (i) and(ii). Thus, the expression vector comprises one or more nucleic acidconstructs or nucleic acid sequences according to any aspect orembodiment herein described.

In one embodiment, the expression vector of the invention comprises anucleic acid sequence encoding one or more of the heavy chain and lightchain CDR sequences wherein the VH CDR sequences are selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NOs.: 12, 2, 3; 14, 2, 3; 16, 2, 3; 18, 2,3; 20, 2, 3; 22, 2, 3; 24, 2, 3; 26, 2, 3; 28, 2, 3; 30, 2, 3; 32, 2, 3;34, 2, 3; 36, 2, 3; 38, 2, 3; 40, 2, 3; 42, 2, 3; 44, 2, 3; 46, 2, 3;48, 2, 3; 50, 2, 3; 52, 2, 3; 54, 2, 3; 56, 2, 3; 58, 2, 3; 60, 2, 3;62, 2, 3; 64, 2, 3; 66, 2, 3; 68, 2, 3; 70, 2, 3; 72, 2, 3; 74, 2, 3;76, 2, 3; 78, 2, 3; 80, 2, 3; 82, 2, 3; 84, 2, 3; 86, 2, 3; 88, 2, 3;90, 2, 3; 92, 2, 3; 94, 2, 3; 96, 2, 3; 98, 2, 3; 1, 100, 3; 1, 102, 3;1, 104, 3; 1, 106, 3; 1, 108, 3; 1, 110, 3; 1, 112, 3; 1, 114, 3; 1,116, 3; 1, 118, 3; 1, 120, 3; 1, 122, 3; 1, 124, 3; 1, 126, 3; 1, 128,3; 1, 130, 3; 1, 132, 3; 1, 134, 3; 1, 136, 3; 1, 138, 3; 1, 140, 3; 1,142, 3; 1, 144, 3; 1, 146, 3; 1, 148, 3; 1, 150, 3; 1, 152, 3; 1, 154,3; 1, 156, 3; 1, 158, 3; 1: 1, 2, 176; 1, 2, 178; 1, 2, 180; 1, 2, 182;1, 2, 184; 1, 2, 186; 1, 2, 188; 1, 2, 190; 1, 2, 192; 1, 2, 194; 1, 2,196; 1, 2, 198; 1, 2, 200; 1, 2, 202; 1, 2, 204; 1, 2, 206; 1, 2, 208;1, 2, 210; 1, 2, 212; 1, 2, 214; 1, 2, 216; 1, 2, 218; 1, 2, 220; 1, 2,222; 1, 2, 224; 1, 2, 226; 1, 2, 228; 1, 2, 230; 1, 2, 232; 1, 2, 234;1, 2, 236; 1, 2, 238; 1, 2, 240; 1, 2, 242; 1, 2, 244; 1, 2, 246; 1, 2,248; 1, 2, 250; 1, 2, 252; 1, 2, 254; 1, 2, 256; 1, 2, 258; 1, 2, 260;1, 2, 262; 1, 2, 264; 1, 2, 266; 1, 2, 268; 1, 2, 270; 1, 2, 272; 1, 2,274; 1, 2, 276; 1, 2, 278; 1, 2, 280; 1, 2, 282; 1, 2, 284; 1, 2, 286;1, 2, 288; 1, 2, 290; 1, 2, 292; 1, 2, 294; 1, 2, 296; 1, 2, 298 and 1,2, 300. and wherein the VL CDR sequences are selected from the groupconsisting of CDR sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6, GTN, 7; 302,GTN, 7; 304, GTN, 7; 306, GTN, 7; 308, GTN, 7; 310, GTN, 7; 312, GTN, 7;314, GTN, 7; 316, GTN, 7; 318, GTN, 7; 320, GTN, 7; 322, GTN, 7; 324,GTN, 7; 326, GTN, 7; 328, GTN, 7; 330, GTN, 7; 6, GTN, 332; 6, GTN, 334;6, GTN, 336; 6, GTN, 338; 6, GTN, 340; 6, GTN, 342; 6, GTN, 344; 6, GTN,346; 6, GTN, 348; 6, GTN, 350; 6, GTN, 352; 6, GTN, 354; 6, GTN, 356; 6,GTN, 358; 6, GTN, 360; 6, GTN, 362; 6, GTN, 364; 6, GTN, 366; 6, GTN,368; 6, GTN, 370; 6, GTN, 372; 6, GTN, 374; 6, GTN, 376; 6, GTN, 378; 6,GTN, 380; 6, GTN, 382; 6, GTN, 384; GTN, 386; 6, GTN, 388; 6, GTN, 390;GTN, 392; and 6, GTN, 394.

In one embodiment, the expression vector of the invention comprises anucleic acid sequence encoding one or more of the heavy chain and lightchain CDR sequences wherein VL region CDR1, CDR2, CDR3 region CDRsequences comprise the CDR sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6, GTN,7 and VH region CDR1, CDR2, CDR3 region CDR sequences are selected fromthe group consisting of: CDR1, CDR2, CDR3 as set forth in SEQ ID NOs.:54, 2, 3; CDR1, CDR2, CDR3 as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 58, 2, 3; CDR1,CDR2, CDR3 as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 106, 3; CDR1, CDR2, CDR3 as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 176; CDR1, CDR2, CDR3 as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 1, 2, 184; CDR1, CDR2, CDR3 as set forth in SEQ ID NO 1, 2, 220; 1,2, CDR1, CDR2, CDR3 as set forth in SEQ ID NO 236; 1, 2, 244; CDR1,CDR2, CDR3 as set forth in SEQ ID NO 1, 2, 284; CDR1, CDR2, CDR3 as setforth in SEQ ID NO 1, 2, 292 and CDR1, CDR2, CDR3 as set forth in SEQ IDNO 1, 2, 298.

In a particular embodiment, the expression vector comprises a nucleicacid sequence encoding a variant of one or more of the above amino acidsequences, said variant having at most 25 amino acid modifications, suchas at most 20, such as at most 15, 14, 13, 12, or 11 amino acidmodifications, such as 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidmodifications, such as deletions or insertions, preferablysubstitutions, such as conservative or non-conservative substitutions,or at least 80% identity to any of said sequences, such as at least 85%identity or 90% identity or 95% identity, such as 96% identity or 97%identity or 98% identity or 99% identity to any of the afore-mentionedamino acid sequences. The present invention also relates to nucleic acidsequences different from the above mentioned nucleic acid sequences butwhich due to the variance of the genetic code encode the same amino acidsequence as an antibody of the present invention. E.g. the nucleic acidsequence may vary but result in an identical amino acid sequences as anyamino acid sequence herein described. It is well-known for the skilledperson how to identify such further nucleic acid sequences based on thegenetic code.

In a further embodiment, the expression vector further comprises anucleic acid sequence encoding the constant region of a light chain, aheavy chain or both light and heavy chains of an antibody, e.g. a humanantibody.

Such expression vectors as described above may be used for recombinantproduction of antibodies of the invention.

An expression vector in the context of the present invention may be anysuitable vector, including chromosomal, non-chromosomal, and syntheticnucleic acid vectors (a nucleic acid sequence comprising a suitable setof expression control elements). Examples of such vectors includederivatives of SV40, bacterial plasmids, phage DNA, baculovirus, yeastplasmids, vectors derived from combinations of plasmids and phage DNA,and viral nucleic acid (RNA or DNA) vectors. In one embodiment, ahumanized or chimeric CD3 antibody-encoding nucleic acid is comprised ina naked DNA or RNA vector, including, for example, a linear expressionelement (as described in for instance [64]), a compacted nucleic acidvector (as described in for instance [65] and/or [66]), a plasmid vectorsuch as pBR322, pUC 19/18, or pUC 118/119, a “midge” minimally-sizednucleic acid vector (as described in for instance [67]), or as aprecipitated nucleic acid vector construct, such as a CaPO₄⁻-precipitated construct (as described in for instance [68], [69], [70],and [71]). Such nucleic acid vectors and the usage thereof are wellknown in the art (see for instance [72] and [73]).

In one embodiment, the vector is suitable for expression of thehumanized or chimeric CD3 antibody in a bacterial cell. Examples of suchvectors include expression vectors such as BlueScript (Stratagene), pINvectors ([74]), pET vectors (Novagen, Madison Wis.) and the like.

An expression vector may also or alternatively be a vector suitable forexpression in a yeast system. Any vector suitable for expression in ayeast system may be employed. Suitable vectors include, for example,vectors comprising constitutive or inducible promoters such as alphafactor, alcohol oxidase and PGH (reviewed in: [75] and [76]).

A nucleic acid construct and/or vector may also comprise a nucleic acidsequence encoding a secretion/localization sequence, which can target apolypeptide, such as a nascent polypeptide chain, to the periplasmicspace or into cell culture media. Such sequences are known in the art,and include secretion leader or signal peptides, organelle-targetingsequences (e. g., nuclear localization sequences, ER retention signals,mitochondrial transit sequences, chloroplast transit sequences),membrane localization/anchor sequences (e. g., stop transfer sequences,GPI anchor sequences), and the like which are well-known in the art.

In an expression vector of the invention, humanized or chimeric CD3antibody-encoding nucleic acids may comprise or be associated with anysuitable promoter, enhancer, and other expression-facilitating elements.Examples of such elements include strong expression promoters (e. g.,human CMV IE promoter/enhancer as well as RSV, SV40, SL3-3, MMTV, andHIV LTR promoters), effective poly (A) termination sequences, an originof replication for plasmid product in E. coli, an antibiotic resistancegene as selectable marker, and/or a convenient cloning site (e.g., apolylinker). Nucleic acid constructs and/or vectors may also comprise aninducible promoter as opposed to a constitutive promoter such as CMV IE(the skilled person will recognize that such terms are actuallydescriptors of a degree of gene expression under certain conditions).

In one embodiment, the humanized or chimeric CD3 antibody-encodingexpression vector is positioned in and/or delivered to the host cell orhost animal via a viral vector.

Such expression vectors may be used for recombinant production ofhumanized or chimeric CD3 antibodies.

In one aspect, the invention provides a host cell comprising anexpression vector according to the invention.

In one aspect, the humanized or chimeric CD3 antibodies of any aspect orembodiment described herein are provided by use of recombinanteukaryotic, recombinant prokaryotic, or recombinant microbial host cellwhich produces the antibody. Accordingly, the invention provides arecombinant eukaryotic, recombinant prokaryotic, or recombinantmicrobial host cell, which produces a humanized or chimeric CD3 antibodyor immunoglobulin as defined herein. Examples of host cells includeyeast, bacterial and mammalian cells, such as CHO or HEK-293 cells. Forexample, in one embodiment, the host cell comprises a nucleic acidsequence stably integrated into the cellular genome that comprises asequence coding for expression of a humanized or chimeric CD3 antibodydescribed herein. In another embodiment, the host cell comprises anon-integrated nucleic acid sequence, such as a plasmid, cosmid,phagemid, or linear expression element, which comprises a sequencecoding for expression of a humanized or chimeric CD3 antibody describedherein.

The term “recombinant host cell” (or simply “host cell”), as usedherein, is intended to refer to a cell into which an expression vectoror nucleic acid construct or sequence has been introduced. It should beunderstood that such terms are intended to refer not only to theparticular subject cell, but also to the progeny of such a cell. Becausecertain modifications may occur in succeeding generations due to eithermutation or environmental influences, such progeny may not, in fact, beidentical to the parent cell, but are still included within the scope ofthe term “host cell” as used herein. Recombinant host cells include, forexample, eukaryotic host cells, such as CHO cells, HEK-293 cells,PER.C6, NS0 cells, and lymphocytic cells, and prokaryotic cells such asE. coli and other eukaryotic hosts such as plant cells and fungi.

In a further aspect, the invention relates to a method for producing ahumanized or chimeric CD3 antibody of the invention, said methodcomprising the steps of

a) culturing a host cell of the invention as described herein above, and

b) retrieving and/or purifying the antibody of the invention from theculture media.

In a further aspect, the nucleotide sequence encoding a sequence of ahumanized or chimeric CD3 antibody further encodes a second moiety, suchas a therapeutic polypeptide. Exemplary therapeutic polypeptides aredescribed elsewhere herein. In one embodiment, the invention relates toa method for producing a humanized or chimeric CD3 antibody fusionprotein, said method comprising the steps of

a) culturing a host cell comprising an expression vector comprising sucha nucleotide sequence, and

b) retrieving and/or purifying the humanized or chimeric CD3 antibodyfusion protein from the culture media.

Compositions

In one aspect, the invention provides a composition comprising theantibody or bispecific antibody according to any aspect and embodimentherein described.

In one aspect, the invention provides a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising the antibody or bispecific antibody as defined in any one ofthe aspects and embodiments herein described, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier.

The pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated with pharmaceuticallyacceptable carriers or diluents as well as any other known adjuvants andexcipients in accordance with conventional techniques such as thosedisclosed in [77].

The pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or diluents as well as anyother known adjuvants and excipients should be suitable for thehumanized or chimeric antibody of the present invention and the chosenmode of administration. Suitability for carriers and other components ofpharmaceutical compositions is determined based on the lack ofsignificant negative impact on the desired biological properties of thechosen compound or pharmaceutical composition of the present invention(e.g., less than a substantial impact (10% or less relative inhibition,5% or less relative inhibition, etc.)) on antigen binding.

A pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may also includediluents, fillers, salts, buffers, detergents (e. g., a nonionicdetergent, such as Tween-20 or Tween-80), stabilizers (e.g., sugars orprotein-free amino acids), preservatives, tissue fixatives,solubilizers, and/or other materials suitable for inclusion in apharmaceutical composition.

The actual dosage levels of the active ingredients in the pharmaceuticalcompositions of the present invention may be varied so as to obtain anamount of the active ingredient which is effective to achieve thedesired therapeutic response for a particular patient, composition, andmode of administration, without being toxic to the patient. The selecteddosage level will depend upon a variety of pharmacokinetic factorsincluding the activity of the particular compositions of the presentinvention employed, or the amide thereof, the route of administration,the time of administration, the rate of excretion of the particularcompound being employed, the duration of the treatment, other drugs,compounds and/or materials used in combination with the particularcompositions employed, the age, sex, weight, condition, general healthand prior medical history of the patient being treated, and like factorswell known in the medical arts.

The pharmaceutical composition may be administered by any suitable routeand mode. Suitable routes of administering a humanized or chimericantibody of the present invention in vivo and in vitro are well known inthe art and may be selected by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In one embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition of the present inventionis administered parenterally.

The phrases “parenteral administration” and “administered parenterally”as used herein means modes of administration other than enteral andtopical administration, usually by injection, and include epidermal,intravenous, intramuscular, intra-arterial, intrathecal, intracapsular,intra-orbital, intracardiac, intradermal, intraperitoneal,intratendinous, transtracheal, subcutaneous, subcuticular,intra-articular, subcapsular, subarachnoid, intraspinal, intracranial,intrathoracic, epidural and intrasternal injection and infusion.

In one embodiment that pharmaceutical composition is administered byintravenous or subcutaneous injection or infusion. In a preferredembodiment the pharmaceutical composition is administered subcutaneous.

Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include any and all suitablesolvents, dispersion media, coatings, antibacterial and antifungalagents, isotonicity agents, antioxidants and absorption-delaying agents,and the like that are physiologically compatible with a humanized orchimeric antibody of the present invention.

Examples of suitable aqueous and nonaqueous carriers which may beemployed in the pharmaceutical compositions of the present inventioninclude water, saline, phosphate buffered saline, ethanol, dextrose,polyols (such as glycerol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, andthe like), and suitable mixtures thereof, vegetable oils, such as oliveoil, corn oil, peanut oil, cottonseed oil, and sesame oil, carboxymethylcellulose colloidal solutions, tragacanth gum and injectable organicesters, such as ethyl oleate, and/or various buffers. Other carriers arewell known in the pharmaceutical arts.

Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include sterile aqueous solutionsor dispersions and sterile powders for the extemporaneous preparation ofsterile injectable solutions or dispersion. The use of such media andagents for pharmaceutically active substances is known in the art.Except insofar as any conventional media or agent is incompatible withthe active compound, use thereof in the pharmaceutical compositions ofthe present invention is contemplated. When referring to the “activecompound” it is contemplated to also refer to the humanized or chimericantibody according to the present invention.

Proper fluidity may be maintained, for example, by the use of coatingmaterials, such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the required particlesize in the case of dispersions, and by the use of surfactants.

Pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention may also comprisepharmaceutically acceptable antioxidants for instance (1) water-solubleantioxidants, such as ascorbic acid, cysteine hydrochloride, sodiumbisulfate, sodium metabisulfite, sodium sulfite and the like; (2)oil-soluble antioxidants, such as ascorbyl palmitate, butylatedhydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), lecithin, propylgallate, alpha-tocopherol, and the like; and (3) metal-chelating agents,such as citric acid, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), sorbitol,tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, and the like.

Pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention may also compriseisotonicity agents, such as sugars, polyalcohols, such as mannitol,sorbitol, glycerol or sodium chloride in the compositions.

The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention may alsocontain one or more adjuvants appropriate for the chosen route ofadministration such as preservatives, wetting agents, emulsifyingagents, dispersing agents, preservatives or buffers, which may enhancethe shelf life or effectiveness of the pharmaceutical composition. Thehumanized or chimeric antibody of the present invention may be preparedwith carriers that will protect the compound against rapid release, suchas a controlled release formulation, including implants, transdermalpatches, and micro-encapsulated delivery systems. Such carriers mayinclude gelatin, glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl distearate,biodegradable, biocompatible polymers such as ethylene vinyl acetate,polyanhydrides, polyglycolic acid, collagen, poly-orthoesters, andpolylactic acid alone or with a wax, or other materials well known inthe art. Methods for the preparation of such formulations are generallyknown to those skilled in the art (see e.g., [78]).

In one embodiment, the humanized or chimeric antibody of the presentinvention may be formulated to ensure proper distribution in vivo.Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers for parenteral administrationinclude sterile aqueous solutions or dispersions and sterile powders forthe extemporaneous preparation of sterile injectable solutions ordispersion. The use of such media and agents for pharmaceutically activesubstances is known in the art. Except insofar as any conventional mediaor agent is incompatible with the active compound, use thereof in thepharmaceutical compositions of the present invention is contemplated.Other active or therapeutic compounds may also be incorporated into thecompositions.

Pharmaceutical compositions for injection must typically be sterile andstable under the conditions of manufacture and storage. The compositionmay be formulated as a solution, micro-emulsion, liposome, or otherordered structure suitable to high drug concentration. The carrier maybe an aqueous or a non-aqueous solvent or dispersion medium containingfor instance water, ethanol, polyols (such as glycerol, propyleneglycol, polyethylene glycol, and the like), and suitable mixturesthereof, vegetable oils, such as olive oil, and injectable organicesters, such as ethyl oleate. The proper fluidity may be maintained, forexample, by the use of a coating such as lecithin, by the maintenance ofthe required particle size in the case of dispersion and by the use ofsurfactants. In many cases, it will be preferable to include isotonicagents, for example, sugars, polyalcohols such as glycerol, mannitol,sorbitol, or sodium chloride in the composition. Prolonged absorption ofthe injectable compositions may be brought about by including in thecomposition an agent that delays absorption, for example, monostearatesalts and gelatin. Sterile injectable solutions may be prepared byincorporating the active compound in the required amount in anappropriate solvent with one or a combination of ingredients e.g. asenumerated above, as required, followed by sterilizationmicrofiltration. Generally, dispersions are prepared by incorporatingthe active compound into a sterile vehicle that contains a basicdispersion medium and the required other ingredients e.g. from thoseenumerated above. In the case of sterile powders for the preparation ofsterile injectable solutions, examples of methods of preparation arevacuum drying and freeze-drying (lyophilization) that yield a powder ofthe active ingredient plus any additional desired ingredient from apreviously sterile-filtered solution thereof.

Sterile injectable solutions may be prepared by incorporating the activecompound in the required amount in an appropriate solvent with one or acombination of ingredients enumerated above, as required, followed bysterilization microfiltration. Generally, dispersions are prepared byincorporating the active compound into a sterile vehicle that contains abasic dispersion medium and the required other ingredients from thoseenumerated above. In the case of sterile powders for the preparation ofsterile injectable solutions, examples of methods of preparation arevacuum-drying and freeze-drying (lyophilization) that yield a powder ofthe active ingredient plus any additional desired ingredient from apreviously sterile-filtered solution thereof.

Therapeutic Applications

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a humanized orchimeric antibody, or pharmaceutical composition of the invention asdefined in any aspect or embodiment herein described, for use as amedicament.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to a humanized orchimeric antibody, or pharmaceutical composition of the invention asdefined in any aspect or embodiment herein described, for use in thetreatment of a disease.

In one embodiment of the present invention a bispecific antibody, acomposition, a pharmaceutical composition, for use in the treatment of adisease.

In one embodiment of the present invention, bispecific antibody, acomposition, a pharmaceutical composition is for use for the treatmentof a disease, wherein the disease is cancer, an infectious disease, orautoimmune diseases.

The humanized or chimeric antibody or pharmaceutical composition of theinvention can be used as in the treatment of any cancer wherein theeffector mechanisms of cytotoxic T cells are desired. For example, thehumanized or chimeric antibody may be administered to cells in culture,e.g., in vitro or ex vivo, or to human subjects, e.g. in vivo, to treator prevent disorders such as cancer, inflammatory or autoimmunedisorders. As used herein, the term “subject” is typically a human whichrespond to the humanized or chimeric antibody, or pharmaceuticalcomposition. Subjects may for instance include human patients havingdisorders that may be corrected or ameliorated by modulating a targetfunction or by leading to killing of the cell, directly or indirectly.

In another aspect, the present invention provides methods for treatingor preventing a disorder, such as cancer, wherein recruitment of T cellswould contribute to the treatment or prevention, which method comprisesadministration of a therapeutically effective amount of a humanized orchimeric antibody, or pharmaceutical composition of the presentinvention to a subject in need thereof. The method typically involvesadministering to a subject a humanized or chimeric antibody in an amounteffective to treat or prevent the disorder.

In one particular aspect, the present invention relates to a method oftreatment of cancer comprising administering the humanized or chimericantibody or pharmaceutical composition of the invention as defined inany aspect and embodiments herein described, to a subject in needthereof.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to the use or themethod as defined in any aspect or embodiments herein described whereinthe humanized or chimeric antibody is a bispecific antibody specificallybinding to both CD3 and a cancer-specific target, or a target that isoverexpressed in cancer or associated with cancer, such as HER2, CD19,EpCAM, EGFR, CD66e (or CEA, CEACAM5), CD33, EphA2 or MCSP (or HMW-MAA),CD20 and wherein the disease is cancer, such as breast cancer, prostatecancer, non-small cell lung cancer, bladder cancer, ovarian cancer,gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, esophageal cancer and squamous cellcarcinoma of the head & neck, cervical cancer, pancreatic cancer, testiscancer, malignant melanoma, a soft-tissue cancer (e.g., synovialsarcoma), an indolent or aggressive form of B-cell lymphoma, chroniclymphatic leukemia or acute lymphatic leukemia.

The efficient dosages and dosage regimens for the humanized or chimericantibody depend on the disease or condition to be treated and may bedetermined by the persons skilled in the art.

A physician having ordinary skill in the art may readily determine andprescribe the effective amount of the pharmaceutical compositionrequired. For example, the physician could start doses of the humanizedor chimeric antibody employed in the pharmaceutical composition atlevels lower than that required in order to achieve the desiredtherapeutic effect and gradually increase the dosage until the desiredeffect is achieved. In general, a suitable dose of a composition of thepresent invention will be that amount of the humanized or chimericantibody which is the lowest dose effective to produce a therapeuticeffect according to a particular dosage regimen. Such an effective dosewill generally depend upon the factors described above.

For example, an “effective amount” for therapeutic use may be measuredby its ability to stabilize the progression of disease. The ability of acompound to inhibit cancer may, for example, be evaluated in an animalmodel system predictive of efficacy in human tumors. Alternatively, thisproperty of a composition may be evaluated by examining the ability ofthe humanized or chimeric antibody to inhibit cell growth or to inducecytotoxicity by in vitro assays known to the skilled practitioner. Atherapeutically effective amount of a therapeutic compound, i.e. atherapeutic humanized or chimeric antibody, or pharmaceuticalcomposition according to the invention, may decrease tumor size, orotherwise ameliorate symptoms in a subject. One of ordinary skill in theart would be able to determine such amounts based on such factors as thesubject's size, the severity of the subject's symptoms, and theparticular composition or route of administration selected.

An exemplary, non-limiting range for a therapeutically effective amountof a humanized or chimeric antibody of the invention is about 0.001-30mg/kg, such as about 0.001-20 mg/kg, such as about 0.001-10 mg/kg, suchas about 0.001-5 mg/kg, for example about 0.001-2 mg/kg, such as about0.001-1 mg/kg, for instance about 0.001, about 0.01, about 0.1, about 1,about 5, about 8, about 10, about 12, about 15, about 18 mg/kg.

Administration may e.g. be intravenous, intramuscular, intraperitoneal,or subcutaneous, and for instance administered proximal to the site ofthe target.

Dosage regimens in the above methods of treatment and uses are adjustedto provide the optimum desired response (e.g., a therapeutic response).For example, a single bolus may be administered, several divided dosesmay be administered over time or the dose may be proportionally reducedor increased as indicated by the exigencies of the therapeuticsituation.

In one embodiment, the efficacy of the treatment is monitored during thetherapy, e.g. at predefined points in time.

If desired, an effective daily dose of a pharmaceutical composition maybe administered as two, three, four, five, six or more sub-dosesadministered separately at appropriate intervals throughout the day,optionally, in unit dosage forms. In another embodiment, the humanizedor chimeric antibody, or pharmaceutical composition is administered byslow continuous infusion over a long period, such as more than 24 hours,in order to minimize any unwanted side effects.

While it is possible for a humanized or chimeric antibody of the presentinvention to be administered alone, it is preferable to administer thehumanized or chimeric antibody as a pharmaceutical composition asdescribed above.

An effective dose of a humanized or chimeric antibody of the inventionmay also be administered using a weekly, biweekly or triweekly dosingperiod. The dosing period may be restricted to, e.g., 8 weeks, 12 weeksor until clinical progression has been established. Alternatively, aneffective dose of a humanized or chimeric antibody of the invention maybe administered every second, third or fourth week.

In one embodiment, the humanized or chimeric antibody may beadministered by infusion in a weekly dosage of calculated by mg/m². Suchdosages can, for example, be based on the mg/kg dosages provided aboveaccording to the following: dose (mg/kg)×70: 1.8. Such administrationmay be repeated, e.g., 1 to 8 times, such as 3 to 5 times. Theadministration may be performed by continuous infusion over a period offrom 2 to 24 hours, such as of from 2 to 12 hours. In one embodiment,the humanized or chimeric antibody may be administered by slowcontinuous infusion over a long period, such as more than 24 hours, inorder to reduce toxic side effects.

In one embodiment, the humanized or chimeric antibody may beadministered in a weekly dosage of calculated as a fixed dose for up to8 times, such as from 4 to 6 times when given once a week. Such regimenmay be repeated one or more times as necessary, for example, after 6months or 12 months. Such fixed dosages can, for example, be based onthe mg/kg dosages provided above, with a body weight estimate of 70 kg.The dosage may be determined or adjusted by measuring the amount ofhumanized or chimeric antibody of the present invention in the bloodupon administration by for instance taking out a biological sample andusing anti-idiotypic antibodies which target the binding region of thehumanized or chimeric antibodies of the present invention.

In one embodiment, the humanized or chimeric antibody may beadministered by maintenance therapy, such as, e.g., once a week for aperiod of 6 months or more.

A humanized or chimeric antibody may also be administeredprophylactically in order to reduce the risk of developing cancer, delaythe onset of the occurrence of an event in cancer progression, and/orreduce the risk of recurrence when a cancer is in remission.

Parenteral compositions may be formulated in dosage unit form for easeof administration and uniformity of dosage. Dosage unit form as usedherein refers to physically discrete units suited as unitary dosages forthe subjects to be treated; each unit contains a predetermined quantityof active compound calculated to produce the desired therapeutic effectin association with the required pharmaceutical carrier. Thespecification for the dosage unit forms of the present invention aredictated by and directly dependent on (a) the unique characteristics ofthe active compound and the particular therapeutic effect to beachieved, and (b) the limitations inherent in the art of compoundingsuch an active compound for the treatment of sensitivity in individuals.

A humanized or chimeric antibody may also be administeredprophylactically in order to reduce the risk of developing cancer, delaythe onset of the occurrence of an event in cancer progression, and/orreduce the risk of recurrence when a cancer is in remission. This may beespecially useful in patients wherein it is difficult to locate a tumorthat is known to be present due to other biological factors.

Diagnostic Applications

The humanized or chimeric antibody of the invention may also be used fordiagnostic purposes, using a composition comprising a humanized orchimeric antibody as described herein. Accordingly, the inventionprovides diagnostic methods and compositions using the humanized orchimeric antibodies described herein. Such methods and compositions canbe used for purely diagnostic purposes, such as detecting or identifyinga disease, as well as for monitoring of the progress of therapeutictreatments, monitoring disease progression, assessing status aftertreatment, monitoring for recurrence of disease, evaluating risk ofdeveloping a disease, and the like.

In one aspect, the present invention relates to a method of diagnosing adisease characterized by involvement or accumulation of CD3-expressioncells, comprising administering the humanized or chimeric antibodyaccording to the invention, the composition according to the invention,or the pharmaceutically composition according to the invention to asubject, optionally wherein said humanized or chimeric antibody islabeled with a detectable agent.

In one aspect, the humanized or chimeric antibody of the presentinvention is used ex vivo, such as in diagnosing a disease in whichcells expressing a specific target of interest and to which thehumanized or chimeric antibody binds, are indicative of disease orinvolved in the pathogenesis, by detecting levels of the target orlevels of cells which express the target of interest on their cellsurface in a sample taken from a patient. This may be achieved, forexample, by contacting the sample to be tested, optionally along with acontrol sample, with the humanized or chimeric antibody according to theinvention under conditions that allow for binding of the antibody to thetarget. Complex formation can then be detected (e.g., using an ELISA).When using a control sample along with the test sample, the level ofhumanized or chimeric antibody or antibody-target complex is analyzed inboth samples and a statistically significant higher level of humanizedor chimeric antibody or antibody-target complex in the test sampleindicates a higher level of the target in the test sample compared withthe control sample.

Examples of conventional immunoassays in which humanized or chimericantibodies of the present invention can be used include, withoutlimitation, ELISA, RIA, FACS assays, plasmon resonance assays,chromatographic assays, tissue immunohistochemistry, Western blot,and/or immunoprecipitation.

Accordingly, in one embodiment, the present invention relates to amethod of diagnosing a disease characterized by involvement oraccumulation of CD3-expressing cells, comprising administering anantibody, bispecific antibody, composition or pharmaceutical compositionaccording to any aspect or embodiment herein described, to a subject,optionally wherein the antibody is labeled with a detectable label.

In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for detecting thepresence of a target, or a cell expressing the target, in a samplecomprising:

-   -   contacting the sample with a humanized or chimeric antibody of        the invention under conditions that allow for binding of the        humanized or chimeric antibody to the target in the sample; and    -   analyzing whether a complex has been formed. Typically, the        sample is a biological sample.

In one embodiment, the sample is a tissue sample known or suspected ofcontaining a specific target and/or cells expressing the target. Forexample, in situ detection of the target expression may be accomplishedby removing a histological specimen from a patient, and providing thehumanized or chimeric antibody of the present invention to such aspecimen. The humanized or chimeric antibody may be provided by applyingor by overlaying the humanized or chimeric antibody to the specimen,which is then detected using suitable means. It is then possible todetermine not only the presence of the target or target-expressingcells, but also the distribution of the target or target-expressingcells in the examined tissue (e.g., in the context of assessing thespread of cancer cells). Using the present invention, those of ordinaryskill will readily perceive that any of a wide variety of histologicalmethods (such as staining procedures) may be modified in order toachieve such in situ detection.

In the above assays, the humanized or chimeric antibody can be labeledwith a detectable substance to allow bound antibody to be detected.Alternatively, bound (primary) specific humanized or chimeric antibodymay be detected by an antibody which is labeled with a detectablesubstance and which binds to the primary specific humanized or chimericantibody. Furthermore, in the above assays, a diagnostic compositioncomprising an antibody or bispecific antibody according to any aspect orembodiments herein described may be used. Thus, in one aspect, thepresent invention relates to a diagnostic composition comprising anantibody or bispecific antibody according to any aspect or embodimentherein described.

The level of target in a sample can also be estimated by a competitionimmunoassay utilizing target standards labeled with a detectablesubstance and an unlabeled target-specific humanized or chimericantibody. In this type of assay, the biological sample, the labeledtarget standard(s) and the target-specific humanized or chimericantibody are combined, and the amount of labeled target standard boundto the unlabeled target-specific humanized or chimeric antibody isdetermined. The amount of target in the biological sample is inverselyproportional to the amount of labeled target standard bound to thetarget-specific humanized or chimeric antibody.

Suitable labels for the target-specific humanized or chimeric antibody,secondary antibody and/or target standard used in in vitro diagnostictechniques include, without limitation, various enzymes, prostheticgroups, fluorescent materials, luminescent materials, and radioactivematerials. Examples of suitable enzymes include horseradish peroxidase,alkaline phosphatase, R-galactosidase, and acetylcholinesterase;examples of suitable prosthetic group complexes includestreptavidin/biotin and avidin/biotin; examples of suitable fluorescentmaterials include umbelliferone, fluorescein, fluoresceinisothiocyanate, rhodamine, dichlorotriazinylamine fluorescein, dansylchloride and phycoerythrin; an example of a luminescent materialincludes luminol; and examples of suitable radioactive material include¹²⁵I, 131I, ³⁵S, and ³H.

In one aspect, the target-specific humanized or chimeric antibody of theinvention is used in the in vivo imaging of target-expressing tissuessuch as tumors. For in vivo methods, antibody fragments such as, e.g.,(Fab′)₂, Fab and Fab′ fragments, are particularly advantageous becauseof their rapid distribution kinetics.

In vivo imaging can be performed by any suitable technique. For example,a target-specific humanized or chimeric antibody (e.g., an antibody or afragment) labeled with ⁹⁹Tc, ¹³¹I, ¹¹¹In or other gamma-ray emittingisotope may be used to image target-specific antibody accumulation ordistribution in target-expressing tissues such as tumors with a gammascintillation camera (e.g., an Elscint Apex 409 ECT device), typicallyusing low-energy, high resolution collimator or a low-energy all-purposecollimator. Alternatively, labeling with ⁸⁹Zr, ⁷⁶Br, ¹⁸F or otherpositron-emitting radionuclide may be used to image target-specifichumanized or chimeric antibody, or antibody fragment distribution intumors using positron emission tomography (PET). The images obtained bythe use of such techniques may be used to assess biodistribution oftarget in a patient, mammal, or tissue, for example in the context ofusing target as a biomarker for the presence of cancer/tumor cells.Variations on this technique may include the use of magnetic resonanceimaging (MRI) to improve imaging over gamma camera techniques.Conventional immunoscintiography methods and principles are describedin, e.g., [79], [80], and [81]. Moreover, such images may also, oralternatively, serve as the basis for surgical techniques to removetumors. Furthermore, such in vivo imaging techniques may allow for theidentification and localization of a tumor in a situation where apatient is identified as having a tumor (due to the presence of otherbiomarkers, metastases, etc.), but the tumor cannot be identified bytraditional analytical techniques. All of these methods are features ofthe present invention.

The in vivo imaging and other diagnostic methods provided by the presentinvention are particularly useful in the detection of micrometastases ina human patient (e.g., a patient not previously diagnosed with cancer ora patient in a period of recovery/remission from a cancer).

In one embodiment, the present invention provides an in vivo imagingmethod wherein a target-specific humanized or chimeric antibody of thepresent invention is conjugated to a detection-promoting radio-opaqueagent, the conjugated humanized or chimeric antibody is administered toa host, such as by injection into the bloodstream, and the presence andlocation of the labeled humanized or chimeric antibody in the host isassayed. Through this technique and any other diagnostic method providedherein, the present invention provides a method for screening for thepresence of disease-related cells in a human patient or a biologicalsample taken from a human patient and/or for assessing the distributionof target-specific humanized or chimeric antibody prior totarget-specific ADC therapy.

For diagnostic imaging, radioisotopes may be bound to a target-specifichumanized or chimeric antibody either directly or indirectly by using anintermediary functional group. Useful intermediary functional groupsinclude chelators, such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid anddiethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (see for instance [82]).

In addition to radioisotopes and radio-opaque agents, diagnostic methodsmay be performed using target-specific antibodies that are conjugated todyes (such as with the biotin-streptavidin complex), contrast agents,fluorescent compounds or molecules and enhancing agents (e.g.paramagnetic ions) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (see, e.g.,[83], which describes MRI techniques and the preparation of antibodiesconjugated to a MRI enhancing agent). Such diagnostic/detection agentsmay be selected from agents for use in MRI, and fluorescent compounds.In order to load a target-specific humanized or chimeric antibody withradioactive metals or paramagnetic ions, it may be necessary to react itwith a reagent having a long tail to which a multiplicity of chelatinggroups are attached for binding the ions. Such a tail may be a polymersuch as a polylysine, polysaccharide, or another derivatized orderivatizable chain having pendant groups to which may be boundchelating groups such as, e.g., porphyrins, polyamines, crown ethers,bisthiosemicarbazones, polyoximes, and like groups known to be usefulfor this purpose. Chelates may be coupled to target-specific humanizedor chimeric antibodies using standard chemistries.

Thus, the present invention provides a diagnostic target-specifichumanized or chimeric antibody, wherein the target-specific humanized orchimeric antibody is conjugated to a contrast agent (such as formagnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or ultrasoundcontrast-enhancing agent) or a radionuclide that may be, for example, agamma-, beta-, alpha-, Auger electron-, or positron-emitting isotope.

In one aspect, the present invention relates to a diagnostic compositioncomprising an antibody or bispecific antibody according to theinvention.

In a further aspect, the invention relates to a kit for detecting thepresence of target antigen or a cell expressing the target, in a sample,comprising:

-   -   a target-specific humanized or chimeric antibody of the        invention; and    -   instructions for use of the kit.

Thus, in one aspect, the present invention provides a kit for detectingthe presence of a CD3 antigen, or a cell expressing CD3, in a samplecomprising the steps of;

-   -   a) contacting the sample with an antibody or bispecific antibody        according to the invention, under conditions that allow for        formation of a complex between the antibody or bispecific        antibody and CD3; and    -   b) analyzing whether a complex has been formed.

In one embodiment, the present invention provides a kit for diagnosis ofcancer comprising a container comprising a target-specific humanized orchimeric antibody, and one or more reagents for detecting binding of thetarget-specific humanized or chimeric antibody to the target. Reagentsmay include, for example, fluorescent tags, enzymatic tags, or otherdetectable tags. The reagents may also include secondary or tertiaryantibodies or reagents for enzymatic reactions, wherein the enzymaticreactions produce a product that may be visualized. In one embodiment,the present invention provides a diagnostic kit comprising one or moretarget-specific humanized or chimeric antibodies of the presentinvention in labeled or unlabeled form in suitable container(s),reagents for the incubations for an indirect assay, and substrates orderivatizing agents for detection in such an assay, depending on thenature of the label. Control reagent(s) and instructions for use alsomay be included.

Diagnostic kits may also be supplied for use with a target-specifichumanized or chimeric antibody, such as a labeled target-specificantibody, for the detection of the presence of the target in a tissuesample or host. In such diagnostic kits, as well as in kits fortherapeutic uses described elsewhere herein, a target-specific humanizedor chimeric antibody typically may be provided in a lyophilized form ina container, either alone or in conjunction with additional antibodiesspecific for a target cell or peptide. Typically, a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier (e.g., an inert diluent) and/or components thereof,such as a Tris, phosphate, or carbonate buffer, stabilizers,preservatives, biocides, inert proteins, e.g., serum albumin, or thelike, also are included (typically in a separate container for mixing)and additional reagents (also typically in separate container(s)). Incertain kits, a secondary antibody capable of binding to thetarget-specific humanized or chimeric antibody, which typically ispresent in a separate container, is also included. The second antibodyis typically conjugated to a label and formulated in a manner similar tothe target-specific humanized or chimeric antibody of the presentinvention. Using the methods described above and elsewhere herein,target-specific humanized or chimeric antibodies may be used to definesubsets of cancer/tumor cells and characterize such cells and relatedtumor tissues.

Anti-Idiotypic Antibodies

In a further aspect, the invention relates to an anti-idiotypic antibodywhich binds to a humanized or chimeric antibody of the invention asdescribed herein. In one embodiment the invention relates to ananti-idiotypic antibody which binds to an antibody of any one of claimsor a bispecific antibody according to the invention.

An anti-idiotypic (Id) antibody is an antibody which recognizes uniquedeterminants generally associated with the antigen-binding site of anantibody. An anti-Id antibody may be prepared by immunizing an animal ofthe same species and genetic type as the source of a CD3 monoclonalantibody with the monoclonal antibody to which an anti-Id is beingprepared. The immunized animal typically can recognize and respond tothe idiotypic determinants of the immunizing antibody by producing anantibody to these idiotypic determinants (the anti-Id antibody). Suchantibodies are described in for instance U.S. Pat. No. 4,699,880. Suchantibodies are further features of the present invention.

An anti-Id antibody may also be used as an “immunogen” to induce animmune response in yet another animal, producing a so-calledanti-anti-Id antibody. An anti-anti-Id antibody may be epitopicallyidentical to the original monoclonal antibody, which induced the anti-Idantibody. Thus, by using antibodies to the idiotypic determinants of amonoclonal antibody, it is possible to identify other clones expressingantibodies of identical specificity. Anti-Id antibodies may be varied(thereby producing anti-Id antibody variants) and/or derivatized by anysuitable technique, such as those described elsewhere herein withrespect to CD3-specific antibodies of the present invention. Forexample, a monoclonal anti-Id antibody may be coupled to a carrier suchas keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) and used to immunize BALB/c mice.Sera from these mice typically will contain anti-anti-Id antibodies thathave the binding properties similar, if not identical, to anoriginal/parent CD3 antibody.

Sequences

TABLE 1 SEQ ID NO:  Clone name Sequence SEQ ID NO: 1 VH-huCD3-H1 CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 VH-huCD3-H1 CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3VH-huCD3-H1 CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 4 VH-huCD3-H1EVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 5 VH-huCD3-H1GAAGTGAAGCTGGTGGAATCTGGCGGCGGACTGGTGCAGCCTGGCGGATCTCTGAGACTGAGCTGTGCCGCCAGCGGCTTCACCTTCAACACCTACGCCATGAACTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCTGGCAAAGGCCTGGAATGGGTGGCCCGGATCAGAAGCAAGTACAACAATTACGCCACCTACTACGCCGACAGCGTGAAGGACCGGTTCACCATCAGCCGGGACGACAGCAAGAGCAGCCTGTACCTGCAGATGAACAACCTGAAAACCGAGGACACCGCCATGTACTACTGCGTGCGGCACGGCAACTTCGGCAACAGCTATGTGTCTTGGTTTGCCTACTGGGGCCAGG GCACCCTCGTGACAGTGTCTAGCSEQ ID NO: 6 VL-huCD3-L1 CDR1 TGAVTTSNY VL-huCD3-L1 CDR2 GTNSEQ ID NO: 7 VL-huCD3-L1 CDR3 ALWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 8 VL-huCD3-L1QAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQTPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 9 VL-huCD3-L1 CAGGCCGTCGTGACCCAGGAACCCAGCTTTTCCGTGTCTCCTGGCGGCACCGTGACCCTGACCTGCAGATCTTCTACAGGCGCCGTGACCACCAGCAACTACGCCAACTGGGTGCAGCAGACACCCGGCCAGGCCTTTAGAGGACTGATCGGCGGCACCAACAAGAGGGCACCTGGCGTGCCAGCCAGATTCAGCGGCAGCCTGATCGGAGATAAGGCCGCCCTGACAATCACTGGCGCCCAGGCTGACGACGAGAGCATCTACTTTTGCGCCCTGTGGTACAGCAACCTGTGGGTGTTCGGCGGAGG CACCAAGCTGACAGTGCTGSEQ ID NO: 6 VL-huCD3-L1-T41K TGAVTTSNY CDR1 VL-huCD3-L1-T41K GTN CDR2SEQ ID NO: 7 VL-huCD3-L1-T41K ALWYSNLWV CDR3 SEQ ID NO: 10VL-huCD3-L1-T41K QAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 11 VL-huCD3-L1-T41KCAGGCCGTCGTGACCCAGGAACCCAGCTTTTCCGTGTCTCCTGGCGGCACCGTGACCCTGACCTGCAGATCTTCTACAGGCGCCGTGACCACCAGCAACTACGCCAACTGGGTGCAGCAGAAGCCCGGCCAGGCCTTTAGAGGACTGATCGGCGGCACCAACAAGAGGGCACCTGGCGTGCCAGCCAGATTCAGCGGCAGCCTGATCGGAGATAAGGCCGCCCTGACAATCACTGGCGCCCAGGCTGACGACGAGAGCATCTACTTTTGCGCCCTGTGGTACAGCAACCTGTGGGTGTTCGGCGGAGG CACCAAGCTGACCGTCCTASEQ ID NO: 12 HC_N30A CDR1 GFTFATYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_N30A CDR2 IRSKYNNYATSEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N30A CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 13 HC_N30AEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFATYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 14 HC_N30C CDR1GFTFCTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_N30C CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N30C CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 15 HC_N30CEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFCTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 16 HC_N30D CDR1GFTFDTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_N30D CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N30D CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 17 HC_N30DEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFDTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 18 HC_N30F CDR1GFTFFTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_N30F CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N30F CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 19 HC_N30FEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFFTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 20 HC_N30G CDR1GFTFGTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_N30G CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N30G CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 21 HC_N30GEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFGTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 22 HC_N30H CDR1GFTFHTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_N30H CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N30H CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 23 HC_N30HEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFHTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 24 HC_N30K CDR1GFTFKTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_N30K CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N30K CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 25 HC_N30KEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFKTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 26 HC_N30L CDR1GFTFLTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_N30L CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N30L CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 27 HC_N30LEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFLTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 28 HC_N30P CDR1GFTFPTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_N30P CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N30P CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 29 HC_N30PEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFPTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 30 HC_N30Q CDR1GFTFQTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_N30Q CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N30Q CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 31 HC_N30QEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFQTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 32 HC_N30R CDR1GFTFRTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_N30R CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N30R CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 33 HC_N30REVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFRTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 34 HC_N30T CDR1GFIFIIYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_N30T CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N30T CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 35 HC_N30TEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFTTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 36 HC_N30V CDR1GFTFVTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_N30V CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N30V CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 37 HC_N30VEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFVTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 38 HC_N3OW CDR1GFTFWTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_N30W CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N30W CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 39 HC_N30WEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFWTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 40 HC_T31A CDR1GFTFNAYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_T31A CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_T31A CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 41 HC_T31AEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNAYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 42 HC_T31C CDR1GFTFNCYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_T31C CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_T31C CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 43 HC_T31CEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNCYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 44 HC_T31D CD RIGFTFNDYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_T31D CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_T31D CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 45 HC_T31DEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNDYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 46 HC_T31E CDR1GFTFNEYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_T31E CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_T31E CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 47 HC_T31EEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNEYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 48 HC_T31F CDR1GFTFNFYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_T31F CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_T31F CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 49 HC_T31FEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNFYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 50 HC_T31H CDR1GFTFNHYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_T31H CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_T31H CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 51 HC_T31HEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNHYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 52 HC_T31L CDR1GFTFNLYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_T31L CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_T31L CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 53 HC_T31LEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNLYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 54 HC_T31M CDR1GFTFNMYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_T31M CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_T31M CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 55 HC_T31MEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNMYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 56 HC_T31N CDR1GFTFNNYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_T31N CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_T31N CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 57 HC_T31NEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNNYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 58 HC_T31P CDR1GFTFNPYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_T31P CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_T31P CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 59 HC_T31PEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNPYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 60 HC_T31Q CDR1GFTFNQYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_T31Q CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_T31Q CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 61 HC_T31QEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNQYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 62 HC_T31W CDR1GFTFNWYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_T31W CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_T31W CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 63 HC_T31WEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNWYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 64 HC_T31Y CDR1GFTFNYYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_T31Y CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_T31Y CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 65 HC_T31YEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNYYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 66 HC_Y32A CDR1GFTFNTAA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32A CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32A CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 67 HC_Y32AEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTAAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 68 HC_Y32C CDR1GFTFNTCA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32C CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32C CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 69 HC_Y32CEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTCAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 70 HC_Y32F CDR1GFTFNTFA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32F CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32F CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 71 HC_Y32FEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTFAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 72 HC_Y32G CDR1GFTFNTGA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32G CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32G CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 73 HC_Y32GEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTGAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 74 HC_Y32H CDR1GFTFNTHA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32H CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32H CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 75 HC_Y32HEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTHAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 76 HC_Y32l CDR1GFTFNTIA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32l CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32I CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 77 HC_Y32IEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTIAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 78 HC_Y32K CDR1GFTFNTKA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32K CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32K CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 79 HC_Y32KEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTKAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 80 HC_Y32L CDR1GFTFNTLA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32L CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32L CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 81 HC_Y32LEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTLAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 82 HC_Y32M CDR1GFTFNTMA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32M CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32M CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 83 HC_Y32MEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTMAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 84 HC_Y32N CDR1GFTFNTNA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32N CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32N CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 85 HC_Y32NEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTNAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 86 HC_Y32P CDR1GFTFNTPA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32P CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32P CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 87 HC_Y32PEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTPAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 88 HC_Y32Q CDR1GFTFNTQA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32Q CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32Q CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 89 HC_Y32QEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTQAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 90 HC_Y32R CDR1GFTFNTRA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32R CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32R CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 91 HC_Y32REVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTRAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 92 HC_Y32S CD RIGFTFNTSA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32S CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32S CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 93 HC_Y32SEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTSAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 94 HC_Y32T CDR1GFTFNTTA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32T CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32T CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 95 HC_Y32TEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTTAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 96 HC_Y32V CDR1GFTFNTVA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32V CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32V CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 97 HC_Y32VEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTVAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 98 HC_Y32W CDR1GFTFNTWA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y32W CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_Y32W CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 99 HC_Y32WEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTWAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57A CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 100 HC_N57A CDR2 IRSKYNAYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57A CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 101 HC_N57AEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNAYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57C CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 102 HC_N57C CDR2 IRSKYNCYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57C CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 103 HC_N57CEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNCYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57D CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 104 HC_N57D CDR2 IRSKYNDYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57D CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 105 HC_N57DEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNDYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57E CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 106 HC_N57E CDR2 IRSKYNEYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57E CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 107 HC_N57EEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNEYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57F CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 108 HC_N57F CDR2 IRSKYNFYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57F CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 109 HC_N57FEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNFYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57G CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 110 HC_N57G CDR2 IRSKYNGYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57G CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 111 HC_N57GEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNGYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57l CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 112 HC_N57l CDR2 IRSKYNIYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57l CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 113 HC_N57lEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNIYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57K CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 114 HC_N57K CDR2 IRSKYNKYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57K CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 115 HC_N57KEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNKYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57L CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 116 HC_N57L CDR2 IRSKYNLYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57L CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 117 HC_N57LEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNLYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57M CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 118 HC_N57M CDR2 IRSKYNMYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57M CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 119 HC_N57MEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNMYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57P CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 120 HC_N57P CDR2 IRSKYNPYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57P CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 121 HC_N57PEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNPYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57Q CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 122 HC_N57Q CDR2 IRSKYNQYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57Q CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 123 HC_N57QEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNQYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57R CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 124 HC_N57R CDR2 IRSKYNRYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57R CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 125 HC_N57REVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNRYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57T CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 126 HC_N57T CDR2 IRSKYNTYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57T CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 127 HC_N57TEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNTYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57V CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 128 HC_N57V CDR2 IRSKYNVYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57V CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 129 HC_N57VEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNVYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57W CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 130 HC_N57W CDR2 IRSKYNWYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57W CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 131 HC_N57WEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNWYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_N57Y CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 132 HC_N57Y CDR2 IRSKYNYYAT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_N57Y CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 133 HC_N57YEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNYYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59C CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 134 HC_A59C CDR2 IRSKYNNYCT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59C CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 135 HC_A59CEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYCTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59D CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 136 HC_A59D CDR2 IRSKYNNYDT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59D CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 137 HC_A59DEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYDTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59E CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 138 HC_A59E CDR2 IRSKYNNYET SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59E CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 139 HC_A59EEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYETYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59F CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 140 HC_A59F CDR2 IRSKYNNYFT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59F CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 141 HC_A59FEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYFTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59G CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 142 HC_A59G CDR2 IRSKYNNYGT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59G CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 143 HC_A59GEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYGTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59H CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 144 HC_A59H CDR2 IRSKYNNYHT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59H CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 145 HC_A59HEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYHTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59l CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 146 HC_A59I CDR2 IRSKYNNYIT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59I CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 147 HC_A59lEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYITYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59K CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 148 HC_A59K CDR2 IRSKYNNYKT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59K CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 149 HC_A59KEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYKTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59L CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 150 HC_A59L CDR2 IRSKYNNYLT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59L CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 151 HC_A59LEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYLTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59M CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 152 HC_A59M CDR2 IRSKYNNYMT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59M CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 153 HC_A59MEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYMTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59N CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 154 HC_A59N CDR2 IRSKYNNYNT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59N CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 155 HC_A59NEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYNTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59P CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 156 HC_A59P CDR2 IRSKYNNYPT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59P CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 157 HC_A59PEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYPTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59Q CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 158 HC_A59Q CDR2 IRSKYNNYQT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59Q CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 159 HC_A59QEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYQTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59R CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 160 HC_A59R CDR2 IRSKYNNYRT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59R CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 161 HC_A59REVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYRTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59S CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 162 HC_A59S CDR2 IRSKYNNYST SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59S CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 163 HC_A59SEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYSTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59V CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 164 HC_A59V CDR2 IRSKYNNYVT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59V CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 165 HC_A59VEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYVTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59W CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 166 HC_A59W CDR2 IRSKYNNYWT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59W CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 167 HC_A59WEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYWTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_A59Y CDR1 GFTFNTYASEQ ID NO: 168 HC_A59Y CDR2 IRSKYNNYYT SEQ ID NO: 3 HC_A59Y CDR3VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 169 HC_A59YEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYYTYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H101A CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101A CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 170HC_H101A CDR3 VRAGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 171 HC_H101AEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRAGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H101C CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101C CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 172HC_H101C CDR3 VRCGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 173 HC_H101CEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRCGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H101F CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101F CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 174HC_H101F CDR3 VRFGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 175 HC_H101FEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRFGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H101G CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101G CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 176HC_H101G CDR3 VRGGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 177 HC_H101GEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRGGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H101l CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101l CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 178HC_H101l CDR3 VRIGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 179 HC_H101lEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRIGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H101K CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101K CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 180HC_H101K CDR3 VRKGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 181 HC_H101KEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRKGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H101L CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101L CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 182HC_H101L CDR3 VRLGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 183 HC_H101LEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRLGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H101N CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101N CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 184HC_H101N CDR3 VRNGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 185 HC_H101NEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRNGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H101P CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101P CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 186HC_H101P CDR3 VRPGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 187 HC_H101PEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRPGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H1O1Q CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101Q CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 188HC_H101Q CDR3 VRQGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 189 HC_H101QEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRQGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H101R CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101R CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 190HC_H101R CDR3 VRRGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 191 HC_H101REVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRRGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H101S CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101S CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 192HC_H101S CDR3 VRSGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 193 HC_H101SEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRSGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H101T CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101T CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 194HC_H101T CDR3 VRTGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 195 HC_H101TEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRTGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H101V CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101V CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 196HC_H101V CDR3 VRVGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 197 HC_H101VEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLTKTEDAMYYCVRVGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H101W CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101W CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 198HC_H101W CDR3 VRWGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 199 HC_H101WEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRWGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_H101Y CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_H101Y CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 200HC_H101Y CDR3 VRYGNFGNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 201 HC_H101YEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRYGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105A CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105A CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 202HC_G105A CDR3 VRHGNFANSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 203 HC_G105AEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFANSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105C CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105C CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 204HC_G105C CDR3 VRHGNFCNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 205 HC_G105CEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFCNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105E CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105E CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 206HC_G105E CDR3 VRHGNFENSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 207 HC_G105EEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFENSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105F CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105F CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 208HC_G105F CDR3 VRHGNFFNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 209 HC_G105FEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFFNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105H CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105H CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 210HC_G105H CDR3 VRHGNFHNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 211 HC_G105HEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFHNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105l CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105l CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 212HC_G105l CDR3 VRHGNFINSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 213 HC_G105lEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFINSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105L CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105L CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 214HC_G105L CDR3 VRHGNFLNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 215 HC_G105LEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFLNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105M CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105M CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 216HC_G105M CDR3 VRHGNFMNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 217 HC_G105MEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFMNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105N CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105N CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 218HC_G105N CDR3 VRHGNFNNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 219 HC_G105NEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFNNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105P CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105P CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 220HC_G105P CDR3 VRHGNFPNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 221 HC_G105PEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFPNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105Q CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105Q CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 222HC_G105Q CDR3 VRHGNFQNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 223 HC_G105QEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFQNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105R CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105R CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 224HC_G105R CDR3 VRHGNFRNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 225 HC_G105REVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFRNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105S CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105S CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 226HC_G105S CDR3 VRHGNFSNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 227 HC_G105SEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFSNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105T CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105T CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 228HC_G105T CDR3 VRHGNFTNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 229 HC_G105TEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFTNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105V CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105V CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 230HC_G105V CDR3 VRHGNFVNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 231 HC_G105VEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFVNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105W CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105W CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 232HC_G105W CDR3 VRHGNFWNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 233 HC_G105WEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFWNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_G105Y CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_G105Y CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 234HC_G105Y CDR3 VRHGNFYNSYVSWFAY SEQ ID NO: 235 HC_G105YEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFYNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_S110A CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_S110A CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 236HC_S110A CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVAWFAY SEQ ID NO: 237 HC_S110AEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVAWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_S110C CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_S110C CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 238HC_S110C CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVCWFAY SEQ ID NO: 239 HC_S110CEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVCWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_S110E CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_S110E CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 240HC_S110E CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVEWFAY SEQ ID NO: 241 HC_S110EEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVEWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_S11OF CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_S110F CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 242HC_S110F CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVFWFAY SEQ ID NO: 243 HC_S110FEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVFWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_S11OG CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_S110G CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 244HC_S11OG CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVGWFAY SEQ ID NO: 245 HC_S11OGEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVGWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_S110H CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_S110H CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 246HC_S110H CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVHWFAY SEQ ID NO: 247 HC_S110HEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVHWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_S11OK CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_S110K CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 248HC_S110K CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVKWFAY SEQ ID NO: 249 HC_S110KEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVKWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_S11OL CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_S110L CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 250HC_S110L CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVLWFAY SEQ ID NO: 251 HC_S110LEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVLWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_S110N CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_S110N CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 252HC_S110N CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVNWFAY SEQ ID NO: 253 HC_S110NEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVNWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_S110P CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_S110P CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 254HC_S110P CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVPWFAY SEQ ID NO: 255 HC_S110PEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVPWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_S11OQ CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_S110Q CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 256HC_S110Q CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVQWFAY SEQ ID NO: 257 HC_S11OQEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVQWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_S11OR CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_S110R CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 258HC_S110R CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVRWFAY SEQ ID NO: 259 HC_S110REVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVRWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_S11OT CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_S110T CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 260HC_S110T CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVTWFAY SEQ ID NO: 261 HC_S110TEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVTWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_S11OW CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_S110W CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 262HC_S110W CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVWWFAY SEQ ID NO: 263 HC_S110WEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVWWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_S11OY CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_S110Y CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 264HC_S110Y CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVYWFAY SEQ ID NO: 265 HC_S110YEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVYWFAYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114A CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114A CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 266HC_Y114A CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAA SEQ ID NO: 267 HC_Y114AEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAAWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114C CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114C CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 268HC_Y114C CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAC SEQ ID NO: 269 HC_Y114CEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFACWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114E CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114E CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 270HC_Y114E CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAE SEQ ID NO: 271 HC_Y114EEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAEWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114F CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114F CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 272HC_Y114F CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAF SEQ ID NO: 273 HC_Y114FEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAFWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114G CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114G CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 274HC_Y114G CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAG SEQ ID NO: 275 HC_Y114GEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAGWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114H CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114H CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 276HC_Y114H CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAH SEQ ID NO: 277 HC_Y114HEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAHWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114l CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114l CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 278HC_Y114l CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAI SEQ ID NO: 279 HC_Y114lEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAIWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114K CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114K CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 280HC_Y114K CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAK SEQ ID NO: 281 HC_Y114KEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAKWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114L CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114L CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 282HC_Y114L CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAL SEQ ID NO: 283 HC_Y114LEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFALWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114M CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114M CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 284HC_Y114M CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAM SEQ ID NO: 285 HC_Y114MEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAMWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114N CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114N CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 286HC_Y114N CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAN SEQ ID NO: 287 HC_Y114NEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFANWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114P CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114P CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 288HC_Y114P CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAP SEQ ID NO: 289 HC_Y114PEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAPWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114Q CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114Q CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 290HC_Y114Q CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAQ SEQ ID NO: 291 HC_Y114QEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAQWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114R CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114R CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 292HC_Y114R CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAR SEQ ID NO: 293 HC_Y114REVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFARWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114S CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114S CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 294HC_Y114S CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAS SEQ ID NO: 295 HC_Y114SEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFASWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114T CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114T CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 296HC_Y114T CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAT SEQ ID NO: 297 HC_Y114TEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFATWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114V CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114V CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 298HC_Y114V CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAV SEQ ID NO: 299 HC_Y114VEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAVWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 1 HC_Y114W CDR1GFTFNTYA SEQ ID NO: 2 HC_Y114W CDR2 IRSKYNNYAT SEQ ID NO: 300HC_Y114W CDR3 VRHGNFGNSYVSWFAW SEQ ID NO: 301 HC_Y114WEVKLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKSSLYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAWWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 302 LC_T31A CDR1TGAVTASNY LC_T31A CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 7 LC_T31A CDR3 ALWYSNLWVSEQ ID NO: 303 LC_T31A QAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTASNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 304 LC_T31D CDR1 TGAVTDSNY LC_T31D CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 7LC_T31D CDR3 ALWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 305 LC_T31DQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTDSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 306 LC_T31E CDR1 TGAVTESNY LC_T31E CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 7LC_T31E CDR3 ALWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 307 LC_T31EQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTESNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 308 LC_T31F CDR1 TGAVTFSNY LC_T31F CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 7LC_T31F CDR3 ALWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 309 LC_T31FQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTFSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 310 LC_T31G CDR1 TGAVTGSNY LC_T31G CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 7LC_T31G CDR3 ALWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 311 LC_T31GQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTGSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 312 LC_T31H CDR1 TGAVTHSNY LC_T31H CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 7LC_T31H CDR3 ALWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 313 LC_T31HQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTHSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLLC_T31I CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 314 LC_T31K CDR1 TGAVTKSNY LC_T31K CDR2 GTNSEQ ID NO: 7 LC_T31K CDR3 ALWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 315 LC_T31KQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTKSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 316 LC_T31L CDR1 TGAVTLSNY LC_T31L CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 7LC_T31L CDR3 ALWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 317 LC_T31LQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTLSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 318 LC_T31M CDR1 TGAVTMSNY LC_T31M CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 7LC_T31M CDR3 ALWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 319 LC_T31MQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTMSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 320 LC_T31N CDR1 TGAVTNSNY LC_T31N CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 7LC_T31N CDR3 ALWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 321 LC_T31NQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTNSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 322 LC_T31P CDR1 TGAVTPSNY LC_T31P CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 7LC_T31P CDR3 ALWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 323 LC_T31PQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTPSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 324 LC_T31Q CDR1 TGAVTQSNY LC_T31Q CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 7LC_T31Q CDR3 ALWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 325 LC_T31QQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTQSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 326 LC_T31R CDR1 TGAVTRSNY LC_T31R CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 7LC_T31R CDR3 ALWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 327 LC_T31RQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTRSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLLC_T31S CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 328 LC_T31V CDR1 TGAVTVSNY LC_T31V CDR2 GTNSEQ ID NO: 7 LC_T31V CDR3 ALWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 329 LC_T31VQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTVSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 330 LC_T31Y CDR1 TGAVTYSNY LC_T31Y CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 7LC_T31Y CDR3 ALWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 331 LC_T31YQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTYSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92A CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L92A CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 332LC_L92A CDR3 AAWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 333 LC_L92AQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCAAWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92C CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L92C CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 334LC_L92C CDR3 ACWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 335 LC_L92CQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCACWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92D CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L92D CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 336LC_L92D CDR3 ADWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 337 LC_L92DQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCADWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92E CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L92E CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 338LC_L92E CDR3 AEWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 339 LC_L92EQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCAEWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92F CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L92F CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 340LC_L92F CDR3 AFWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 341 LC_L92FQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCAFWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92G CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L92G CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 342LC_L92G CDR3 AGWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 343 LC_L92GQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCAGWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L921 CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L921 CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 344LC_L921 CDR3 AIWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 345 LC_L92IQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCAIWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92K CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L92K CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 346LC_L92K CDR3 AKWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 347 LC_L92KQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCAKWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92M CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L92M CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 348LC_L92M CDR3 AMWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 349 LC_L92MQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCAMWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92N CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L92N CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 350LC_L92N CDR3 ANWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 351 LC_L92NQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCANWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92P CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L92P CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 352LC_L92P CDR3 APWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 353 LC_L92PQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCAPWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92R CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L92R CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 354LC_L92R CDR3 ARWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 355 LC_L92RQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCARWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92S CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L92S CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 356LC_L92S CDR3 ASWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 357 LC_L92SQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCASWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92T CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L92T CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 358LC_L92T CDR3 ATWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 359 LC_L92TQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCATWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92V CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L92V CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 360LC_L92V CDR3 AVWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 361 LC_L92VQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCAVWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92W CD RI TGAVTTSNY LC_L92W CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 362LC_L92W CDR3 AWWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 363 LC_L92WQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCAWWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L92Y CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L92Y CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 364LC_L92Y CDR3 AYWYSNLWV SEQ ID NO: 365 LC_L92YQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCAYWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L97D CD RI TGAVTTSNY LC_L97D CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 366LC_L97D CDR3 ALWYSNDWV SEQ ID NO: 367 LC_L97DQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNDWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L97E CD RI TGAVTTSNY LC_L97E CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 368LC_L97E CDR3 ALWYSNEWV SEQ ID NO: 369 LC_L97EQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNEWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L97F CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L97F CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 370LC_L97F CDR3 ALWYSNFWV SEQ ID NO: 371 LC_L97FQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNFWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L97G CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L97G CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 372LC_L97G CDR3 ALWYSNGWV SEQ ID NO: 373 LC_L97GQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNGWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L97H CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L97H CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 374LC_L97H CDR3 ALWYSNHWV SEQ ID NO: 375 LC_L97HQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNHWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L97K CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L97K CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 376LC_L97K CDR3 ALWYSNKWV SEQ ID NO: 377 LC_L97KQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNKWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L97M CD RI TGAVTTSNY LC_L97M CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 378LC_L97M CDR3 ALWYSNMWV SEQ ID NO: 379 LC_L97MQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNMWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L97N CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L97N CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 380LC_L97N CDR3 ALWYSNNWV SEQ ID NO: 381 LC_L97NQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNNWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L97P CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L97P CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 382LC_L97P CDR3 ALWYSNPWV SEQ ID NO: 383 LC_L97PQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNPWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L97Q CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L97Q CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 384LC_L97Q CDR3 ALWYSNQWV SEQ ID NO: 385 LC_L97QQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNQWVFGGGTKLTVLLC_L97R CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L97S CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L97S CDR2 GTNSEQ ID NO: 386 LC_L97S CDR3 ALWYSNSWV SEQ ID NO: 387 LC_L97SQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNSWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L97T CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L97T CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 388LC_L97T CDR3 ALWYSNTWV SEQ ID NO: 389 LC_L97TQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNTWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L97V CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L97V CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 390LC_L97V CDR3 ALWYSNVWV SEQ ID NO: 391 LC_L97VQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNVWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L97W CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L97W CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 392LC_L97W CDR3 ALWYSNWWV SEQ ID NO: 393 LC_L97WQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNWWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 6 LC_L97Y CDR1 TGAVTTSNY LC_L97Y CDR2 GTN SEQ ID NO: 394LC_L97Y CDR3 ALWYSNYWV SEQ ID NO: 395 LC_L97YQAVVTQEPSFSVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAFRGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQADDESIY FCALWYSNYWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 396 Mature huTRA KTTQPNSMESNEEEPVHLPCNHSTISGTDYIHWYRQLPSQGPEYVIHGLTSNVNNRMASLAIAEDRKSSTLILHRATLRDAAVYYCILPLAGGTSYGKLTFGQGTILTVHPNIQNPDPAVYQLRDSKSSDKSVCLFTDFDSQTNVSQSKDSDVYITDKTVLDMRSMDFKSNSAVAWSNKSDFACANAFNNSIIPEDTFFPSPESSCDVKLVEKSFETDTNLNFQNLSVIGFRILLLKVAGFNLLMTLRLWSS SEQ ID NO: 397 Mature huTRBGVSQSPRYKVAKRGQDVALRCDPISGHVSLFWYQQALGQGPEFLTYFQNEAQLDKSGLPSDRFFAERPEGSVSTLKIQRTQQEDSAVYLCASSLGQAYEQYFGPGTRLTVTEDLNKVFPPEVAVFEPSEAEISHTQKATLVCLATGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVSTDPQPLKEQPALNDSRYCLSSRLRVSATFWQNPRNHFRCQVQFYGLSENDEWTQDRAKPVTQIVSAEAWGRADCGFTSVSYQQGVLSATILYEILL GKATLYAVLVSALVLMAMVKRKDFSEQ ID NO: 398 Mature huCD36FKIPIEELEDRVFVNCNTSITWVEGTVGTLLSDITRLDLGKRILDPRGIYRCNGTDIYKDKESTVQVHYRMCQSCVELDPATVAGIIVTDVIATLLLALGVFCFAGHETGRLSGAADTQALLRNDQVYQPLR DRDDAQYSHLGGNWARNKSEQ ID NO: 399 Mature huCD3sQDGNEEMGGITQTPYKVSISGTTVILTCPQYPGSEILWQHNDKNIGGDEDDKNIGSDEDHLSLKEFSELEQSGYYVCYPRGSKPEDANFYLYLRARVCENCMEMDVMSVATIVIVDICITGGLLLLVYYWSKNRKAKAKPVTRGAGAGGRQRGQNKERPPPVPNPDYEPIRKGQRD LYSGLNQRRI SEQ ID NO: 400Mature huCD3y QSIKGNHLVKVYDYQEDGSVLLTCDAEAKNITWFKDGKMIGFLTEDKKKWNLGSNAKDPRGMYQCKGSQNKSKPLQVYYRMCQNCIELNAATISGFLFAEIVSIFVLAVGVYFIAGQDGVRQSRASDKQTLLPNDQLYQPLKDREDDQYSHLQGNQLRRN SEQ ID NO: 401 Mature huCD37QSFGLLDPKLCYLLDGILFIYGVILTALFLRVKFSRSADAPAYQQGQNQLYNELNLGRREEYDVLDKRRGRDPEMGGKPQRRKNPQEGLYNELQKDKMAEAYSEIGMKGERRRGKGHDGLYQGLSTATKDTY DALHMQALPPR SEQ ID NO: 402Mature CD3e27- QDGNEEMGGITQTPYKVSISGTTVILTGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEI GSKaVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYDASNRATGIPARFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLEPEDFAVYYCQQRSNWPITFGQGTRLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGE SEQ ID NO: 403 Mature cyno CD3eQDGNEEMGSITQTPYQVSISGTTVILTCSQHLGSEAQWQHNGKN (epsilon)KEDSGDRLFLPEFSEMEQSGYYVCYPRGSNPEDASHHLYLKARVCENCMEMDVMAVATIVIVDICITLGLLLLVYYWSKNRKAKAKPVTRGAGAGGRQRGQNKERPPPVPNPDYEPIRKGQQDLYSGLNQRR I SEQ ID NO: 404Mature rhesus QDGNEEMGSITQTPYHVSISGTTVILTCSQHLGSEVQWQHNGKNCD3e (epsilon) KEDSGDRLFLPEFSEMEQSGYYVCYPRGSNPEDASHHLYLKARVCENCMEMDVMAVATIVIVDICITLGLLLLVYYWSKNRKAKAKPVTRGAGAGGRQRGQNKERPPPVPNPDYEPIRKGQQDLYSGLNQRR I SEQ ID NO: 405Parent murine VH EVKLLESGGGLVQPKGSLKLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSQSILYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSA SEQ ID NO: 406 Parent murine VLQAVVTQESALTTSPGETVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQEKPDHLFTGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQTEDEAIY FCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVLSEQ ID NO: 407 IgG1m(f) heavyASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSG chain constantALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHK regionPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRWSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCS VMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGKSEQ ID NO: 408 Human IgLC2/IgLC3GQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKA constant domainDSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQ VTHEGSTVEKTVAPTECSSEQ ID NO: 409 IgG1m(f) heavyASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSG chain constantALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHK region withPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPEFEGGPSVFLFPPKPKD FEA mutationsTLMISRTPEVTCVVVAVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSC SVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGKSEQ ID NO: 410 Primer CMV P f GCTTCGCGATGTACGGGCCAGATATAC (MAR5)SEQ ID NO: 411 TK pA r(MAR1) GGATACCCCCTAGAGCCCCAGCTGCGCAGATCTGCTATGGC

The CDR regions have been annotated according to the IMGT definitions.

EXAMPLES Example 1—Generation of Humanized CD3 Antibodies andNon-Activating Antibody Variants Humanization of CD3 Antibodies

Humanization of a murine CD3 antibody (U.S. Pat. No. 8,236,308,described herein as IgG1-CD3) was performed by Antitope (Cambridge, UK)using their improved version of the germline humanization (CDR-grafting)technology (EP 0 629 240). Using this technology, 1 different VH chain(SEQ ID NO: 4) and 2 different VL chains (SEQ ID NO: 8, 10) weredesigned. By combining these 1 VH with the 2 VL chains, 2 differentantibodies were generated. The humanized variants are described hereinas huCD3. Thus, humanized variants comprising a VH and a VL according tothe invention, are described as, e.g., IgG1-huCD3-H1L1 meaning that saidspecific variant is of the IgG1 isotype, is a humanized CD3 andcomprises the VH amino acid sequence termed “H1” and is definedaccording to SEQ ID NO: 4, and the VL amino acid sequence termed “L1”and is defined according to SEQ ID NO: 8. Thus, H1 refers to thevariable heavy chain region VH1, L1 refers to the variable light chainregion VL1, and so forth.

In particular, the variants IgG1-huCD3-H1L1 (humanized CD3 comprisingthe VH1 sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4 and the VL1 sequence setforth in SEQ ID NO: 8), IgG1-huCD3-L1-T41K (humanized CD3 comprising theVH1 sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4 and the VL sequence set forth inSEQ ID NO: 10.

b12 Antibody

In some of the examples the antibody b12, a HIV-1 gp120 specificantibody (Barbas, C F. J Mol Biol. 1993 Apr. 5; 230(3):812-23) was usedas a negative control, and is termed “IgG1-b12”.

Expression

Antibodies were expressed as IgG1,κ or IgG1,λ with or without thenon-activating mutations described below and with a mutation in the CH3domain enabling the generation of bispecific antibodies by the methoddescribed below. Plasmid DNA mixtures encoding both heavy and lightchain of antibodies were transiently transfected to Freestyle HEK293Fcells (Invitrogen, U.S.) using 293 fectin (Invitrogen, U.S.) essentiallyas described by the manufacturer.

Purification of Antibodies

Culture supernatant was filtered over 0.2 μm dead-end filters, loaded on5 mL MabSelect SuRe columns (GE Health Care) and eluted with 0.1 Msodium citrate-NaOH, pH 3. The eluate was immediately neutralized with 2M Tris-HCl, pH 9 and dialyzed overnight to 12.6 mM NaH2PO4, 140 mM NaCl,pH 7.4 (B.Braun). Alternatively, subsequent to purification, the eluatewas loaded on a HiPrep Desalting column and the antibody was exchangedinto 12.6 mM NaH2PO4, 140 mM NaCl, pH 7.4 (B.Braun) buffer. Afterdialysis or exchange of buffer, samples were sterile filtered over 0.2μm dead-end filters. Purity was determined by SDS-PAGE and concentrationwas measured by absorbance at 280 nm. Purified antibodies were stored at2-8° C.

Example 2: Generation of Mutant Library

Point mutations were generated by random mutagenesis performed using theQuick change mutagenesis kit (Stratagene, according to themanufacturer's instructions and the HC (p33 HGTE-huCD3-H1) and LC(p33L-huCD3-L1-T41K) expression plasmids as templates. The HC plasmidencodes for the monovalent UniBody-TE format as described inWO2011110642. Each selected position was randomized by using primerscontaining a NNS codon at the selected position (N=G, A, T or C and S=Gor C). Mutant libraries were transformed to OneShot DHSalpha(Invitrogen) according to manufacturer's instructions.

Colony Picking and LEE PCR

For each mutated position 96 clones were individually picked into 50 μLLEE (linear expression element) PCR buffer (5 μL 10× AccuPrime PCRbuffer 1, 44.6 μL water (B.Braun), 0.1 μL CMV P f (MAR5) and 0.1 μL TkpA r (MAR1) primers (100 μM stock), 0.2 μL Accuprime Taq (Invitrogen) toamplify the expression cassette from the expression plasmid (promoter upto poly A). LEE PCRs were performed by incubating the mixtures 2′ 94°C., [30″ 94° C., 30″ 55 OC, 5′ 68° C.]35×, 10′ 72° C. and storage at 4°C. until further use.

Each library (12) of 96 colonies was sequenced using Sanger sequencing(Beckman Coulter Genomics, UK).

TABLE 2 Primer sequences for LEE PCR Primer name Primer Sequence CMV P fGCTTCGCGATGTACGGGCCAGATATAC (MAR5) TK pA r(MAR1)GGATACCCCCTAGAGCCCCAGCTGCGCAGATCTGCT ATGGC

Example 3: Expression of Mutant Library and IgG Quantification

Of each mutant (12×96 in total) 1.11 μL HC and 1.11 μL LC LEE PCRproduct were diluted in 2.78 μL water. The 5 μL DNA dilution was used totransfect a single well in a 96 well plate.

Per well 0.4 μL ExpiFectamine™ 293 (Invitrogen, U.S.) and 4.6 μLOpti-MEM (Gibco, U.S.) were mixed and incubated for 5 minutes at roomtemperature. Next, the Fectin/Opti-MEM mix was added to the 5 μL DNAdilution and incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature. Finally, 8.3μL of the Fectin/Opti-MEM/DNA mix was added to 117.5 μL Expi293F™ cells.During all procedures, the plates with Expi293F™ cells were shaken tokeep the cells in suspension. After transfection, cells were incubatedat 37° C./8% CO₂ for 5 days.

Five days post transfection, the supernatant was harvested. Antibodyconcentration in supernatant was measured by BioLayer Interferometryusing the Octet RED (ForteBio, U.S.).

Example 4: Generation of CD3/TCR-LC13 Screening Library

Freestyle 293-F cells (Invitrogen, U.S.) were co-transfected withexpression constructs encoding the human alpha and beta chains of theTCR (SEQ ID NO: 396 and SEQ ID NO: 397 respectively), human CD3δ (SEQ IDNO: 398), human CD3ε (SEQ ID NO: 399), human CD3γ (SEQ ID NO: 400) andhuman CD3ζ (SEQ ID NO: 401). The signal peptide sequence is excluded inthese sequences. Transfection was performed according to manufacturer'sinstructions (Invitrogen, U.S.). One day post transfection, cells werefrozen until further use.

Example 5: Screening of Affinity Mutants

Homogeneous Assay (Dose Response)

Based on the sequence data, mutants were selected where sequence tracesshowed high PHRED scores, indicative for the absence of multiplemutations. Per mutation, multiple redundant clones were selected whenavailable.

The binding of recombinantly produced UniBody molecules in cell culturesupernatant was determined by homogeneous antigen specific bindingassays using Fluorometric Micro volume Assay Technology (FMAT; AppliedBiosystems, Foster City, Calif., USA). In the assay test design sampleswere analyzed in dose response for binding of antibodies or monovalentantibody molecules to CD3/TCR-LC13 (Freestyle 293-F cells transientlyexpressed human CD3 and human T cell receptor (TCR); produced asdescribed above) and Freestyle 293-F wild-type cells (negative controlwhich does not express human TCR). IgG levels for sample normalizationprior to dose response binding were measured using an Octet instrument(Fortebio, Menlo Park, USA).

Dilution series of samples were added to the cells to allow binding toCD3. Subsequently, binding of monovalent antibody molecules was detectedusing a fluorescent conjugate (Goat anti-Human IgG Fc gamma-Alexa647;Jackson ImmunoResearch). The CD3 specific humanized mouse antibodyIgG1-HuM291-F405L (produced in Freestyle 293-F cells) and monovalentantibody UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-LT41K were used as a positive control andChromPure Human IgG, whole molecule (Jackson ImmunoResearch) was used asnegative control. The samples were scanned using an Applied Biosystems8200 Cellular Detection System (8200 CDS) and total fluorescence oversample concentration was used as read-out. Samples were stated positivewhen counts were higher than 50 and counts x fluorescence (totalflorescence) was at least three times higher than the negative control.

Heatmap

From the Homogeneous Dose Response screen, the binding curves werefitted using a 4 parameter sigmoidal model. From the fit, the maximalbinding for every mutant was determined. Per mutant, the average maximalbinding was calculated, and depicted as a ratio between average maximalover wt binding as shown in FIG. 1 .

Alignment

Selected HC mutants generated in these libraries are aligned anddepicted in FIG. 2 . The CDR regions have been annotated according tothe IMGT definitions. Numbering of the sequence is annotated accordingto a direct numbering scheme.

Example 6—Generation of Bispecific Antibodies by 2-MEA-Induced Fab-ArmExchange

The bispecific antibodies according to the invention may be generated byuse of the methods disclosed in WO2011131746 and WO2013060867 (Genmab).

By way of example a mutation in position F405L may be introduced in oneparental antibody of IgG1 isotype, and a mutation in position K409R maybe introduced in the other parental antibody of IgG1 isotype.

These two parental antibodies, each at a final concentration of 0.5mg/mL (equimolar concentration), may be incubated under reducingconditions with 25 mM 2-mercaptoethylamine-HCl (2-MEA) in a total volumeof 100 μL Tris-EDTA (TE) at 37° C. for 90 min. The reduction reaction isstopped when the reducing agent 2-MEA is removed by using spin columns(Microcon centrifugal filters, 30 k, Millipore) according to themanufacturer's protocol.

The bispecific antibodies may be filtered over 0.2 μm dead-end filtersand the absorbance at 280 nm (A280) of the bispecific antibodies may bemeasured to determine the final concentration thereof.

Example 7: Binding Data

For all binding assays below a selected panel of heavy chain variants ofhuCD3-H1L1 were tested in different formats:

TABLE 3 Selected affinity variants of huCD3-H1L1 in monovalentantibody-TE format Selected UniTE-huCD3 HC affinity variantsUniTE-huCD3-H1L1-LT41K (WT) UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-T31M-LT41KUniTE-huCD3-H1L1-T31P-LT41K UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-Y32A-LT41KUniTE-huCD3-H1L1-N57E-LT41K UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101F-LT41KUniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101G-LT41K UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101I-LT41KUniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101K-LT41K UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101L-LT41KUniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101N-LT41K UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-G105P-LT41KUniTE-huCD3-H1L1-S110A-LT41K UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-S110G-LT41KUniTE-huCD3-H1L1-Y114M-LT41K UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-Y114R-LT41KUniTE-huCD3-H1L1-Y114V-LT41K

Octet Binding Affinity Determination of the CD3 Affinity Mutants inMonovalent Antibody-TE Format

Affinities of a selected panel of affinity VH variants (Table 3) weredetermined using Bio-Layer Interferometry on a ForteBio Octet HTX.Anti-human Fc Capture (AHC) biosensors (ForteBio, Portsmouth, UK; catno. 18-5060) were loaded for 600 s with the CD3 affinity mutants inmonovalent antibody-TE format (2 μg/mL), aiming at a loading response of0.4 nm. Antibodies of the UniBody-TE format were used to specificallymeasure the monovalent interaction affinity between the CD3 affinitymutants and the CD3ε27-GSKa ligand. After a baseline (150 s) theassociation (1000 s) and dissociation (1000 s) of CD3ε27-GSKa (100 and1000 nM) was determined. The CD3ε27-GSKa protein consists of the humanCD3ε peptide (aa1-27) fused to the N-terminus of a kappa LC (SEQ ID NO:402). For calculations, the theoretical molecular mass of CD3ε27-GSKabased on the amino acid sequence was used, i.e. 27.1 kDa. Experimentswere carried out while shaking at 1000 rpm and at 30° C.

Data was analyzed with ForteBio Data Analysis Software v8.1, using the1:1 model and a global full fit with 1000 s association time and 200 sdissociation time. Data traces were corrected by subtraction of areference curve (CD3 affinity mutant without CD3ε27-GSKa), the Y-axiswas aligned to the last 5 s of the baseline, and interstep correction aswell as Savitzky-Golay filtering was applied.

TABLE 4 Equilibrium dissociation constant (KD) for selected variantsAntibody ID KD (M) 1/KD (M⁻¹) UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-N57E-LT41K 2.4 × 10⁻⁸ 4.1× 10⁷ uniTE-huCD3-H1L1-LT41K 3.4 × 10⁻⁸ 3.0 × 10⁷UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-G105P-LT41K 3.5 × 10⁻⁸ 2.8 × 10⁷UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-T31P-LT41K 4.9 × 10⁻⁸ 2.0 × 10⁷UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-S110G-LT41K 6.1 × 10⁻⁸ 1.6 × 10⁷UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-Y114V-LT41K 7.5 × 10⁻⁸ 1.3 × 10⁷UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-Y114M-LT41K 7.6 × 10⁻⁸ 1.3 × 10⁷UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-T31M-LT41K 2.0 × 10⁻⁷ 5.1 × 10⁶UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101N-LT41K 2.0 × 10⁻⁷ 5.1 × 10⁶UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101I-LT41K 2.2 × 10⁻⁷ 4.6 × 10⁶UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-S110A-LT41K 3.2 × 10⁻⁷ 3.1 × 10⁶UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101G-LT41K 9.7 × 10⁻⁷ 1.0 × 10⁶UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101L-LT41K nd nd UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-Y32A-LT41K nd ndUniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101K-LT41K nd nd UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-T31A-LT41K nd ndUniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101F-LT41K nd nd UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-Y114R-LT41K nd nd nd= not determined

T Cell Binding of Affinity Variants of Humanized CD3(UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-LT41K) on Flow Cytometry (FACS)

T cell binding of purified VH affinity variants of humanized CD3(IgG1-huCD3-H1L1) antibodies was determined using Fluorescence-ActivatedCell Sorting on a FACSCanto 752 (BD Biosciences). T cells were isolatedfrom a buffy coat fraction of anti-coagulated human donor blood samplesand resuspended in PBS/0.1% BSA/0.02% azide at 1.8×10E6 cells/mL. 50 μLof T cell suspension and 50 μL of the antibody dilutions were combinedin a 96 well plate on ice, incubated for 30 min at 4° C. and washedtwice with PBS/0.1% BSA/0.02% azide. Next, 50 μL of secondary antibody,R-Phycoerythrin (PE)-conjugated goat-anti-human IgG F(ab′)2(109-116-098, Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories, Inc., West Grove,Pa.) diluted 1/200 in PBS/0.1% BSA/0.02% azide, was added for staining,the mixture was incubated for 30 min at 4° C. and subsequently washedtwice with PBS/0.1% BSA/0.02% azide. The cells were resuspended in 120μL PBS/0.1% BSA/0.02% azide and PE geometric Mean Fluorescence Intensitywas measured. Binding curves were analyzed using non-linear regression(sigmoidal dose-response with variable slope) using GraphPad Prism V5.04software (GraphPad Software, San Diego, Calif., USA) and apparentaffinity (KD) was derived from the concentration at half-maximalbinding. FIG. 4 shows binding curves of affinity variants of humanizedCD3 (UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-LT41K) and FIG. 5 shows the binding curves of lowaffinity variants of humanized CD3 (UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-LT41K).

TABLE 5 Summary of binding data of CD3 affinity mutants in monovalentantibody-TE format Tcell binding average at 5000 ng/ml Max (GeometricCD3/TCRLC13 antibody ID MFI) (RFU) KD (M) UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-LT41K 132062030549 3.4 × 10⁻⁸ UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-G105P-LT41K 10526 2628228 3.5 × 10⁻⁸UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-T31A-LT41K 10240 1836187 UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-N57E-LT41K8492 1788851 2.4 × 10⁻⁸ UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-Y114R-LT41K 6197 1599412UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-Y114V-LT41K 6025 1807485 7.5 × 10⁻⁸UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-T31P-LT41K 4286 1718317 4.9 × 10⁻⁸UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-Y114M-LT41K 3830 1771714 7.6 × 10⁻⁸UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-T31M-LT41K 1919 1539506 2.0 × 10⁻⁷UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-S110A-LT41K 1660 1411016 3.2 × 10⁻⁷UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101K-LT41K 1321 893765 UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-S110G-LT41K949 385873 6.1 × 10⁻⁸ UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101N-LT41K 848 1060228 2.0 ×10⁻⁷ UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-Y32A-LT41K 719 541497 UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101F-LT41K641 UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101I-LT41K 511 603683 2.2 × 20⁻⁷UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101L-LT41K 509 812768 UniTE-huCD3-H1L1-H101G-LT41K 492139712 9.7 × 10⁻⁷

For all binding assays below a selected panel of preferred heavy chainvariants was tested (see Table 5)

Octet Binding Affinity Determination of IgG1-huCD3-H1L1-FEAL AffinityMutants

Affinities of selected CD3 affinity variants in an IgG1-huCD3-H1L1-FEALformat were determined using Bio-Layer Interferometry on a ForteBioOctet HTX (ForteBio, UK) (Table 6). Anti-human Fc capture biosensors(cat: 18-5060, ForteBio, UK) were loaded for 600 s with hIgG (1 μg/mL).After a baseline (200 s) the association (1000 s) and dissociation (2000s) of CD3ε27-GSKa was determined, using a CD3ε27-GSKa concentrationrange of 27.11 μg/mL-0.04 μg mL (1000 nM-1.4 nM) with three-folddilution steps (sample diluent, cat: 18-5028, ForteBio, UK). Forcalculations, the theoretical molecular mass of CD3ε27-GSKa based on theamino acid sequence was used, i.e. 27.11 kDa. Experiments were carriedout while shaking at 1000 rpm and at 30° C. Each antibody was tested inat at least two independent experiments (Table 6).

Data was analyzed with ForteBio Data Analysis Software v8.1, using the1:1 model and a global full fit with 1000 s association time and 100 sdissociation time. Data traces were corrected by subtraction of areference curve (antibody without CD3ε27-GSKa), the Y-axis was alignedto the last 10 s of the baseline, and interstep correction as well asSavitzky-Golay filtering was applied. Data traces with a response <0.05nm were excluded from analysis.

TABLE 6 <KD> Average (nM) SDEV SEM CV <Kon> SDEV SEM CV <Kdis> SDEV SEMCV pKD n IgG1-huCD3- 5 2 1 45 4.7E+05 9.7E+04 5.6E+04 21 2.5E−03 1.0E−035.8E−04 40 8.3 3 G105P-FEAL IgG1-huCD3- 15 6 3 37 2.7E+05 5.1E+042.9E+04 19 4.0E−03 1.6E−03 9.1E−04 39 7.8 3 FEAL IgG1-huCD3- 29 8 4 262.2E+05 3.3E+04 1.9E+04 15 6.3E−03 9.7E−04 5.6E−04 15 7.5 3 Y114V-FEALIgG1-huCD3- 42 9 4 21 1.9E+05 3.8E+04 1.6E+04 20 7.8E−03 1.3E−03 5.3E−0417 7.4 6 T31P-FEAL IgG1-huCD3- 42 14 8 33 2.6E+05 6.2E+04 3.6E+04 241.0E−02 1.5E−03 8.7E−04 15 7.4 3 Y114M-FEAL IgG1-huCD3- 45 13 7 294.8E+05 2.2E+05 1.2E+05 45 2.0E−02 3.1E−03 1.8E−03 16 7.3 3 H101N-FEALIgG1-huCD3- 46 10 6 22 1.5E+05 4.1E+04 2.4E+04 27 6.8E−03 4.1E−042.4E−04 6 7.3 3 Y114R-FEAL IgG1-huCD3- 72 15 6 21 1.8E+05 2.5E+041.0E+04 14 1.3E−02 1.6E−03 6.4E−04 12 7.1 6 S110A-FEAL IgG1-huCD3- 91 3017 33 2.1E+05 2.8E+04 1.6E+04 13 1.9E−02 4.0E−03 2.3E−03 21 7.0 3N57E-FEAL IgG1-huCD3- 99 23 13 23 1.9E+05 2.5E+04 1.5E+04 14 1.8E−022.6E−03 1.5E−03 14 7.0 3 T31M-FEAL IgG1-huCD3- 105 31 22 29 2.2E+051.1E+05 7.5E+04 48 2.2E−02 4.4E−03 3.1E−03 20 7.0 2 Y32A-FEALIgG1-huCD3- 107 39 23 37 2.7E+05 4.3E+04 2.5E+04 16 2.8E−02 7.5E−034.4E−03 27 7.0 3 H101L-FEAL IgG1-huCD3- 120 94 55 79 2.2E+05 1.9E+051.1E+05 84 1.7E−02 9.8E−03 5.7E−03 58 6.9 3 H101K-FEAL IgG1-huCD3- 153120 70 79 3.8E+05 4.2E+05 2.4E+05 112 2.6E−02 8.3E−03 4.8E−03 32 6.8 3S110G-FEAL IgG1-huCD3- 683 169 97 25 3.0E+04 9.2E+03 5.3E+03 30 2.0E−028.5E−04 4.9E−04 4 6.2 3 H101G-FEAL IgG1-huCD3- nd 0 H101I-FEALIgG1-huCD3- nd 0 H101F-FEAL

T Cell Binding Affinity Determination of IgG1-huCD3-H1L1-FEAL AffinityMutants

T cells from donor buffy coats (Sanquin, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)were isolated by using RosetteSep human T cell enrichment cocktail (Cat:15021C.1, Stemcell Technologies, France) according to manufacturer'sinstructions. Briefly, 50 μL of T cell isolation cocktail was added to 1mL of buffy coat and incubate at RT for 20 min. Next, the buffy coat wasdiluted (1:3, v/v) with PBS (cat: 3623140, B.Braun, Germany) and gentlytransferred to 50 mL falcon tubes (cat: 227261, Greiner bio-one, TheNetherlands) filled with 15 mL lymphocyte separation medium (cat:17-829E, Lonza, Switzerland). Tubes were centrifuged for 20 min at RT1200×g without brakes. Collect the T cells from the density medium andwash with PBS twice.

2×10E6 T cells/mL were resuspended in FACS buffer and transferred to 50μL into round bottom 96 well plates (cat: 650101, Greiner bio-one, TheNetherlands). 50 μL of the antibody solutions in five-fold dilutions wasadded starting with 5 μg/mL and incubated for 30 min at 4° C. The 96plates were centrifuged at 300×g for 5 min at 4° C. and the supernatantdiscarded. Cells were washed twice with ice cold FACS buffer on ice andthe 1:200 diluted secondary antibody (anti IgG Fcγ-PE (fab)′2, cat:109-116-098, Jackson Immuno Research, UK) added to 100 μL/well andincubated for 30 min and washed twice with FACS buffer. Fluorescenceintensity was measured on FACS Canto and geometric mean calculated byFlowJo V10 software. Graphs were made by GraphPad (V6.04). See FIG. 5 .

Example 9: In Vitro Cytotoxicity Screening of CD3 Affinity MutantsCytotoxicity of CD3 Affinity Mutants on Solid Tumor Cell Lines (AlamarBlue Assay)

T cells from donor buffy coats (Sanquin, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)were isolated by using RosetteSep human T cell enrichment cocktail (Cat:15021C.1, Stemcell Technologies, France) according to manufacturer'sinstructions. NCI-N87 (25.000 cells/well) (FIG. 6A), SKOV3 (16,000cells/well) (FIG. 6B) and MDA-MB-231 (16,000 cells/well) (FIG. 6C) cellswere seeded into flat bottom 96 well plates (cat: 655180,Greiner-bio-one, The Netherlands) and adhered for 3-5 h at 37° C. Tcells were added to tumor cells in the following ratios: NCI-N87 cell: Tcells, 1:3; SKOV3 cell:T cell, 1:4; MDA-MB-231 cell: T cell, 1:8.Subsequently antibody solutions were added in ten-fold dilutions andplates were incubated for 2 days at 37° C. Next, supernatants werediscarded and adhered cells were washed twice with PBS. 150 μL of 10%alamar blue (cat: DAL1100, Life Technologies, The Netherlands) solutionprepared in RPMI-1640 (cat: BE12-115F, Lonza, Switzerland) mediumcontaining 10% donor bovine serum with iron (cat: 10371-029, LifeTechnologies, The Netherlands) was added to wells and incubated for 3-5h at 37° C. The absorbance was measured with Envision multilabel platereader (PerkinElmer, U.S.). Staurosporine (cat: S6942, Sigma-Aldrich,U.S.) treated cells were set as 100% kill and untreated cells were setas 0% kill. Viable cells were calculated by subtracting staurosporinetreated cells from all groups and the percentage was plotted against theuntreated group. Graphs were made by GraphPad (V6.04). See FIG. 6 .

Cytotoxicity of CD3 Affinity Mutants on a Hematological Cell Line(Chromium Release Assay)

5×10E6 Daudi cells/mL were incubated in complete culture medium with 100μCi chromium for 1 h under shaking conditions at 37° C. Next, cells werewashed twice in PBS and resuspended in 5 mL complete cell culture medium(10% donor bovine serum with iron in RPMI 1640). 5.000 Daudi cells wereseeded into round bottom 96 well plates. T cells from donor buffy coats(purchased from Sanquin, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) were isolated byusing RosetteSep human T cell enrichment cocktail (Cat: 15021C.1,Stemcell Technologies, France) according to manufacturer's instructions.T cells are added in (tumor cell:T cell) 1:10 ratio to Daudi cellsfollowed by the addition of the antibody solutions in two-folddilutions. Plates were in incubated 24 h at 37° C. After 24 h, plateswere centrifuges at 300×g for 3 min, supernatant was harvested andmeasured for radioactivity. See FIG. 7 .

TABLE 7 % of kill HER2 copy# Cells No kill kill ≤ 50% kill ≤ wt kill =wt HER2 ≥ 1,000,000 NCI-N87 H101I, H101F, N57E, S110A, H101L, S110G,H101G G105P, H101K, H101N S110A, Y32A T31M, T31P, Y114M, Y114R, Y114V50,000 ≤ HER2 ≤ 180,000 SKOV3 H101I, H101K H101G, S110A, H101F, S110G,G105P, H101L, H101N, S110A, Y32A N57E T31M, H101F, T31P, H101I, Y114M,S110G, Y114R, Y32A, Y114V HER2 ≤ 30,000 MDA-MB-231 H101L, H101G S110A,H101K, G105P, H101N, S110A, N57E T31M, T31P, Y114M, Y114R, Y114V

Example 10: Tumor Efficacy of CD3×HER2 Bispecific Antibodies in a,(Human PBMC+NCI-N87 Cells) Co-Engraftment Model in NOD-SCID Mice

The in vivo anti-tumor efficacy of several CD3×HER2 bispecificantibodies was evaluated in a subcutaneous NCI-N87 co-engraftment model(FIG. 8 ). As a CD3-arm of the bispecific antibody, a humanized WT CD3(huCD3-FEAL) and 4 different CD3 affinity variants (N57E, H101K, S110A,Y114 M) were used. The HER2-targeting arm in all cases was the same(Herceptin-FEAR)

-   -   BisG1-huCD3-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR    -   BisG1-huCD3-N57E-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR    -   BisG1-huCD3-H101K-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR    -   BisG1-huCD3-S110A-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR    -   BisG1-huCD3-Y114 M-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR

In this model, HLA-A-matched human unstimulated PBMCs, as a source ofhuman T cells, were co-inoculated with NCI-N87 tumor cells at twodifferent dose levels (0.5 and 0.05 mg/kg).

Mice were sorted into treatment groups (n=4 per treatment group. At day0, a mixture containing HLA-A matched hPBMC (5×10E6, Sanquin) andNCI-N87 (5×10E6) cells in 200 μL PBS/0.1% BSA were inoculatedsubcutaneously (s.c.) in the right flank of each female NOD-SCID mice(NOD.C.B-17-Prkdc^(scid)/J), age 6-11 weeks old (Charles-River)).Directly after tumor cell injection, single intravenous dosing (150 μL)of five different CD3×HER2 antibodies was performed at two differentconcentrations (0.5 and 0.05 mg/kg) for all bispecific antibodies. Tumorvolumes were determined at least two times per week. Tumor volumes (mm³)were calculated from caliper (PLEXX) measurements as: 0.52×(length)×(width)².

NCI-N87 cells (ATCC #CRL-5822, gastric carcinoma arising from stomach)were thawed, cultured in RPMI 1640 (Lonza, BE12-115F) supplemented with10% donor bovine serum with iron (Gibco, cat. no. 10371-029),penicillin/streptomycin and 0.45% glucose (Sigma, G8769), sodiumpyruvate (Cambrex, BE13-115E) and 0.075% sodium bicarbonate (Cambrex,BE17-613E). Cells were grown in CellSTACK culture chambers and harvestedin log-phase and counted by trypan blue exclusion.

For each study, hPBMCs were isolated from human HLA-A matched donors forNCI-N87 (HLA-A-01,23) from a buffy coat (Sanquin) by Ficoll densitycentrifugation. Isolated cells were frozen in nitrogen and thawed beforeuse. All cells were washed in PBS/0.1% BSA, filtered through a cellstrainer and resuspended to a concentration of 50×10E6 cells/mL inPBS/0.1% BSA.

The results are shown in FIG. 8 . FIG. 6A-B show average tumor volumesafter treatment over time. FIG. 6C-D show dot plot representations ofaverage NCI-N87 tumor volume at day 44. Statistical analysis(Mann-Whitney) on the tumor volumes at day 44, last day that all groupswere still intact, revealed at a dose of 0.05 mg/kg a significant tumorgrowth inhibition (p<0.05) of BisG1-huCD3-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR,BisG1-huCD3-S110A-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR and BisG1-huCD3-Y114M-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR compared to the control (PBMCs) and not ofBisG1-huCD3-N57E-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR andBisG1-huCD3-H101K-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR. At a dose of 0.5 mg/kgBisG1-huCD3-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR and all CD3-arm affinity variants,showed significant tumor growth (p<0.05) inhibition compared to the PBS(PBMCs) control group, exceptBisG1-huCD3-H101K-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR.

BisG1-huCD3-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR,BisG1-huCD3-S110A-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR, and BisG1-huCD3-Y114M-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR significantly (p<0.05) reduced NCI-N87 tumorvolume at dosages of 0.05 and 0.5 mg/kg.BisG1-huCD3-N57E-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR reduced significantly (p<0.05)NCI-N87 tumor volume only at a dosage of 0.5 mg/kg.BisG1-huCD3-H101K-FEAL×1014-Herceptin-FEAR did not affect NCI-N87 tumorgrowth at both tested dosages.

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1-77. (canceled)
 78. A nucleic acid, or set of nucleic acids, encoding ahumanized or chimeric antibody which binds to human CD3, wherein saidantibody comprises a heavy chain variable (VH) region, wherein said VHregion comprises a mutation in one of the three CDR sequences of areference antibody having the CDR sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 1,2, and 3, which mutation is in one of the positions selected from thegroup consisting of: T31 M, T31P, N57, H101, G105, S110 and Y114,wherein the positions are numbered according to the reference sequenceof SEQ ID NO:
 4. 79. The nucleic acid, or set of nucleic acids,according to claim 78, wherein the antibody comprises an H101G or anH101N mutation.
 80. The nucleic acid, or set of nucleic acids, accordingto claim 78, wherein the VH region of the antibody comprises the CDR1,CDR2, and CDR3 sequences selected from the group consisting of: a) CDR1,CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 54, 2, 3 [T31 M]; b)CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 58, 2, 3 [T31P];c) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 106, 3[N57E]; d) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,176 [H101G]; e) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,2, 184 [H101N]; f) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 220 [G105P]; g) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ IDNO: 1, 2, 236 [S110A]; h) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQID NO: 1, 2, 244 [S110G]; i) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth inSEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 284 [Y114 M]; j) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences setforth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 292 [Y114R]; k) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequencesset forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 298 [Y114V]; and l) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3sequences having at least 90% or at least 95% amino acid sequenceidentity in total across the three CDR sequences or to any one of thethree CDR sequences as set forth in a) to k), or at most 5 furthermutations or substitutions in total across the three CDR sequences,provided that the CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences do not have thesequences as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, and wherein the mutationsor substitutions preferably do not modify the binding affinity of theantibody to human CD3.
 81. The nucleic acid, or set of nucleic acids,according to claim 78, wherein the VH region of the antibody comprisesan amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: a) a VHsequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 55[T31 M], b) a VH sequence as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 59 [T31P], c) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 107 [N57E] d) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 177 [H101G],e) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 185 [H101N], f) a VHsequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 221 [G105P], g) a VH sequence as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 237 [S110A], h) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 245 [S110G], i) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 285 [Y114M], j) a VH sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 293 [Y114R], k) a VHsequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 299 [Y114V], and l) a VH sequencehaving at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 97% or at least 99% aminoacid sequence identity to any one of the sequences as set forth in a) tok).
 82. The nucleic acid, or set of nucleic acids, according to claim78, wherein the antibody comprises a light chain variable regioncomprising CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6,GTN, and 7, respectively.
 83. The nucleic acid, or set of nucleic acids,according to claim 78, wherein the antibody comprises a variable lightchain (VL) region, wherein said VL region is selected from the groupconsisting of: a) a VL sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 8, b) a VLsequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 10, or c) a VL sequence having atleast 90%, at least 95%, at least 97% or at least 99% amino acidsequence identity to any one of the sequences as set forth in a) to b).84. The nucleic acid, or set of nucleic acids, according to claim 82,wherein the antibody comprises a VH region comprising CDR1, CDR2, andCDR3 sequences selected from the group consisting of: a) CDR1, CDR2 andCDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 54, 2, and 3 [T31 M]; b) CDR1,CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 58, 2, and 3 [T31P]; c)CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 106, and 3[N57E]; d) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2,and 176 [H101G]; e) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ IDNO: 1, 2, and 184 [H101N]; f) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth inSEQ ID NO: 1, 2, and 220 [G105P]; g) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences setforth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, and 236 [S110A]; h) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, and 244 [S110G]; i) CDR1, CDR2and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, and 284 [Y114 M]; j)CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, and 292[Y114R]; and k) CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1,2, and 298 [Y114V].
 85. The nucleic acid, or set of nucleic acids,according to claim 78, wherein the antibody is a full-length antibody.86. The nucleic acid, or set of nucleic acids, according to claim 78,wherein the antibody is chimeric or humanized.
 87. The nucleic acid, orset of nucleic acids, according to claim 78, wherein the antibody is ofan isotype selected from the group consisting of IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, andIgG4.
 88. The nucleic acid, or set of nucleic acids, according to claim78, wherein the antibody is monovalent, bivalent or multivalent.
 89. Thenucleic acid, or set of nucleic acids, according to claim 78, whereinthe antibody comprises a first heavy chain and a second heavy chain. 90.The nucleic acid, or set of nucleic acids, according to claim 78,wherein the antibody comprises a first heavy chain and a second heavychain, wherein in at least one of said first and second heavy chains,one or more amino acids in the positions corresponding to positionsL234, L235, D265, N297, and P331 in a human IgG1 heavy chain accordingto EU numbering, are not L, L, D, N, and P, respectively.
 91. Thenucleic acid, or set of nucleic acids, according to claim 89, wherein inat least one of said first and second heavy chains of the antibody, (a)the amino acid in the position corresponding to position D265 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain is not D; (b) the amino acid in the positioncorresponding to position N297 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is not N; (c)the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 andL235 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are not L and L, respectively; (d) theamino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 ina human IgG1 heavy chain are F and E; or A and A, respectively; (e) theamino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 ina human IgG1 heavy chain are F and E, respectively; (f) the amino acidsin the positions corresponding to positions L234 and L235 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain are A and A, respectively; (g) the amino acids in thepositions corresponding to positions L234, L235, and D265 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain are not L, L, and D, respectively; (h) the amino acidsin the positions corresponding to positions L234, L235, and D265 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain are F, E, and A; or A, A, and A, respectively;(i) the amino acids in the positions corresponding to positions L234,L235, and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain are F, E, and A,respectively; (j) the amino acids in the positions corresponding topositions L234, L235, and D265 in a human IgG1 heavy chain, are A, A,and A, respectively; or (k) the amino acids in the positionscorresponding to positions L234, L235, D265, N297, and P331 in a humanIgG1 heavy chain are F, E, A, Q, and S, respectively.
 92. The nucleicacid, or set of nucleic acids, according to claim 89, wherein each ofsaid first and second heavy chain of the antibody comprises at least ahinge region, a CH2 region, and a CH3 region, wherein in said firstheavy chain, at least one of the amino acids in the positionscorresponding to a position selected from the group consisting of T366,L368, K370, D399, F405, Y407, and K409 in a human IgG1 heavy chain hasbeen substituted, and in said second heavy chain, at least one of theamino acids in the positions corresponding to a position selected fromthe group consisting of T366, L368, K370, D399, F405, Y407, and K409 ina human IgG1 heavy chain has been substituted, and wherein said firstand said second heavy chains are not substituted in the same positions.93. The nucleic acid, or set of nucleic acids, according to claim 92,wherein (a) the amino acid in the position corresponding to F405 in ahuman IgG1 heavy chain is L in said first heavy chain, and the aminoacid in the position corresponding to K409 in a human IgG1 heavy chainis R in said second heavy chain, or (b) the amino acid in the positioncorresponding to F405 in a human IgG1 heavy chain is L in said secondheavy chain, and the amino acid in the position corresponding to K409 ina human IgG1 heavy chain is R in said first heavy chain.
 94. Anexpression vector, or set of expression vectors, comprising the nucleicacid, or set of nucleic acids, according to claim
 78. 95. A host cellcomprising the nucleic acid, or set of nucleic acids, according to claim78.
 96. A host cell comprising the expression vector, or set ofexpression vectors, according to claim
 94. 97. The host cell accordingto claim 95, wherein the host cell is a recombinant eukaryotic,recombinant prokaryotic, or recombinant microbial host cell.